COVID-19 fatalities and internal conflict: Does government economic support matter?

ABSTRACT: This study examines the association between COVID-19 mortality rates and internal conflict and investigates the possible moderating role of government economic support during the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. Our main hypothesis suggests that countries with lower levels of government economic support are more likely to experience a positive correlation between higher COVID-19 mortality rates and the emergence of internal conflict. Using cross-country data from over 100 countries and controlling for various factors that may influence internal conflict, our analysis provides some support for this hypothesis. The results suggest a possible moderating role for government economic support, with the evidence indicating a weakening or elimination of the association between COVID-19 mortality r

SUBMITTER: Farzanegan MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9951629 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature