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Determinants of social distancing and economic activity during COVID-19 : a global view
Maloney, William F.; Taskin, Temel - 2020
The paper uses Google mobility data to identify the determinants of social distancing during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak. The findings for the United States indicate that much of the decrease in mobility is voluntary, driven by the number of COVID-19 cases and proxying for greater awareness of...
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COVID-19 mortality in rich and poor countries : a tale of two pandemics?
Schellekens, Philip; Sourrouille, Diego - 2020
applies not just to the vulnerable in the rich world; the vulnerable in the rest of the world are not more immune. Yet … inequality creates the impression that the world is subjected to two different pandemics in terms of their impact. This paper … yet to run its course through the age distributions of the world …
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The effectiveness of policies to control a human influenza pandemic ; a literature review
Dutta, Arin (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003709754
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The sooner, the better : the early economic impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli; Lokshin, Michael; Torre, Iván - 2020
The size of the economic shocks triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of the associated non-pharmaceutical interventions have not been fully assessed, because the official economic indicators have not been published. This paper provides estimates of the economic impacts of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241218
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The potential demand for HIV/AIDS vaccine in Brazil
Dutilh Novaes, Hillegonda Maria (contributor) - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001743160
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Does mass deworming affect child nutrition? : meta-analysis, cost-effectiveness, and statistical power
Croke, Kevin; Hicks, Joan Hamory; Hsu, Eric; Kremer, Michael - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011624123
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Stimulating demand for AIDS prevention : lessons from the RESPECT trial
De Walque, Damien; Dow, William H.; Medlin, Carol; … - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009503100
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Building resilient health systems : experimental evidence from Sierra Leone and the 2014 Ebola outbreak
Christensen, Darin; Dube, Oeindrila; Haushofer, Johannes; … - 2020
This paper experimentally examines efforts aimed at improving health worker performance in the context of the 2014-15 West African Ebola crisis. Roughly two years before the outbreak in Sierra Leone, the study randomly assigned two accountability interventions to government-run health...
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Financing firms in hibernation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Didier, Tatiana; Huneeus, Federico; Larraín, Mauricio; … - 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has halted economic activity worldwide, hurting firms and pushing them toward …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241118
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Covid-19 and food protectionism : the impact of the pandemic and export restrictions on world food markets
Espitia, Alvaro; Rocha, Nadia; Ruta, Michele - 2020
This paper analyzes the impact of Covid-19 and uncooperative trade policies on world food markets. It quantifies the … percent on average. Escalating export restrictions would multiply the initial shock by a factor of 3, with world food prices …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241198