colossal shock. But in this debate it is seldom recognized that the health shock is not entirely exogenous. Its magnitude and … in reality, individual decisions to comply (or not) with virus-related public health directives depend on economic … yields several practical lessons: because policies affect the speed of virus transmission via incentives, public health …

diseases and the effects of public health interventions designed to control them. Several key points include: differences in …

Due to the enormous economic, health, and social costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are high expected social returns … deaths. The costs of further testing alternative doses are much lower than the expected public health and economic benefits …

, 2020, 40 states and the District of Columbia adopted SIPOs. This study explores the impact of SIPOs on health, with … in the rate at which state residents remained in their homes full-time. Then, using daily state-level coronavirus case … benefits from their SIPOs. Finally, we find that statewide SIPOs were associated with a reduction in coronavirus-related deaths …

the response. I use survey data from health departments to show that states which directly coordinate outbreak responses …

infectious disease. Local policies have little impact on the economy nor on local public health. Stay-at-home is only weakly … economic and public health shock. They also show that policy spillovers and behavioral responses are important. The tradeoff … between the economy and public health in a pandemic depends strongly on what is happening elsewhere. This underscores the …

healthcare responded to pandemic intensity, suggesting that large health shocks do not necessarily lead to increased public … provision of health services …