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Democracy, Inequality and Covid-19 Pandemic Outcomes: Age-standardised excess mortality and GDP growth in island and non-island jurisdictions

2026-01-24 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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BackgroundWhile democracy typically correlates with superior population health outcomes, and inequality adversely affects population wellbeing, their roles in pandemic performance remain contested, particularly across geographic context and when using methodologically robust metrics. MethodsWe examined associations between liberal democracy (V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index) and income inequality (Gini coefficient) with Covid-19 health and economic outcomes across 193 jurisdictions, stratified by ...

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