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Research Article

Economic loss from COVID-19 fatalities across countries: a VSL approach

Young Eun KimDevelopment Research Group and EAPCE Research Center, World Bank, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Norman V. LoayzaDevelopment Research Group and EAPCE Research Center, World Bank, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pages 644-650 | Published online: 08 Mar 2021

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