Do socioeconomic inequalities increase the spread of COVID-19 in Turkey?

dc.contributor.author Alpay Ari
dc.contributor.author Hulya Ozkan Ozdemir
dc.contributor.author Fatmanur Karaman Kabadurmus
dc.contributor.author Selma Tosun
dc.contributor.author Durmus Ozdemir
dc.date JUL 29
dc.date.accessioned 2025-10-06T16:21:34Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.description.abstract This paper clarifies the medical and socio-economic factors affecting the prevalence of COVID-19 by using clinical and survey data in a binary probit model. Socio-economic factors are associated with risk of infection and can increase exposure to and mortality from COVID-19. Inequalities in socio-economic variables affect the prevalence to different degrees. Disparities in education and poverty are more important than being employed or being a smoker for the spread of COVID-19 we find evidence that confirms the hypothesis.
dc.identifier.doi 10.1080/13504851.2022.2082367
dc.identifier.issn 1350-4851
dc.identifier.issn 1466-4291
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2022.2082367
dc.identifier.uri https://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/6926
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.ispartof Applied Economics Letters
dc.source APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS
dc.subject COVID-19, economic and social factors, prevalence, binary probit model
dc.title Do socioeconomic inequalities increase the spread of COVID-19 in Turkey?
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gdc.virtual.author Karaman Kabadurmuş, Fatma Nur
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