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Lives and Livelihoods : Estimates of the Global Mortality and Poverty Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Decerf, Benoit - 2020
This paper evaluates the global welfare consequences of increases in mortality and poverty generated by the Covid-19 … pandemic. Increases in mortality are measured in terms of the number of years of life lost (LY) to the pandemic. Additional … dominance of poverty over mortality is reversed in a counterfactual herd immunity scenario: without any policy intervention, LYs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012826740
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Exploring the Relationship between Care Homes and Excess Deaths in the Covid-19 Pandemic : Evidence from Italy
Alacevich, Caterina - 2020
COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. Using registry-based mortality data (January 1st- March 31st, 2015-2020) for Lombardy, one of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012827996
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Pandemic Meets Pollution : Poor Air Quality Increases Deaths by Covid-19
Isphording, Ingo E. - 2020
We study the impact of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Germany. We combine data on county-by-day level on confirmed cases and deaths with information on local air quality and weather conditions and exploit short-term variation in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012829235
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Fast and local: How lockdown policies affect the spread and severity of covid-19
Bonardi, Jean-Philippe; Gallea, Quentin; Kalanoski, Dimtrija - In: Covid economics : vetted and real-time papers (2020) 23, pp. 325-351
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012294937
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God is in the rain: the impact of rainfall-induced early social distancing on Covid-19 outbreaks
Kapoor, Rolly; Rho, Haedong; Sangha, Kinpritma; Sharma, … - In: Covid economics : vetted and real-time papers (2020) 24, pp. 76-110
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The Covid-19 Pandemic and Gendered Division of Paid and Unpaid Work : Evidence from India
Deshpande, Ashwini - 2021
Examining high frequency national-level panel data from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) on paid work (employment), unpaid work (time spent on domestic work) and incomes, this paper examines the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the gender gaps in paid and unpaid work through the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315082
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The effect of the 1918 influenza pandemic on income inequality : evidence from Italy
Galletta, Sergio; Giommoni, Tommaso - In: Covid economics : vetted and real-time papers (2020) 33, pp. 73-109
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Data gaps and the policy response to the novel coronavirus
Stock, James H. - In: Covid economics : vetted and real-time papers (2020) 3, pp. 1-11
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012209959
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The Economic Impact of Non-Communicable Disease in China and India : Estimates, Projections, and Comparisons
Bloom, David E. - 2013
This paper provides estimates of the economic impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in China and India for the … five main NCDs will total USD 27.8 trillion for China and USD 6.2 trillion for India (in 2010 USD). For both countries, the … that the costs are much larger in China than in India mainly because of China's higher income and older population. Rough …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013076812
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Covid-19 Lockdowns and Decline in Traffic Related Deaths and Injuries
Oguzoglu, Umut - 2020
This paper investigates the decline in traffic accidents, fatalities and injuries during the months that COVID-19 stay-at-home orders implemented in Turkey. Taking into account the decline in accidents in March and April together, these rates roughly translate to 200 traffic related deaths and...
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