02199cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021307 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513559025 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Cuesta Aguirre, Juan Pablo. A Mexican State-level Perspective on Covid-19 and its Economic Fallout / Juan Pablo Cuesta Aguirre, Swarnali Hannan. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020. 1 online resource (39 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Mexico has had one of the highest death tolls from Covid-19 and among the largest declines in output compared to peers. This paper utilizes data on Mexico's thirty-two states to better understand the relationship between health and economic outcomes. For instance, did the states with worse pandemic outcomes suffer more economically? What state-level characteristics impacted health and economic outcomes? Among the findings are: individual traits such as age and certain pre-existing conditions were associated with higher illness and fatality risks. States with higher initial health expenditure and capacity on average had a lower case fatality rate. The economic fallout was widespread well beyond the direct impact of the pandemic. Tourism-heavy states were particularly badly affected, while states with larger exposures to manufacturing exports performed better. These findings support the case for adequate health spending, fiscal lifelines for hard-hit workers and sectors, and further integration into global value chains to bolster economic outcomes and resilience. Mode of access: Internet Hannan, Swarnali. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/214 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2020/214/001.2020.issue-214-en.xml IMF e-Library