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The Subways Seeded the Massive Coronavirus Epidemic in New York City
Harris, Jeffrey E. - 2020
coronavirus infection during the initial takeoff of the massive epidemic that became evident throughout the city during March 2020 …, superimposed upon zip code-level maps of reported coronavirus incidence, are strongly consistent with subway-facilitated disease … "The Coronavirus Epidemic Curve is Already Flattening in New York City.": "https://ssrn.com/abstract=3563985" https …
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How Undervalued is the Covid-19 Vaccine? Evidence from Discrete Choice Experiments and VSL Benchmarks
Carlin, Patrick; Dixon, Brian E.; Simon, Kosali Ilayperuma - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Two discrete choice experiments conducted early in the Covid-19 vaccination campaign show that people dramatically undervalue the Covid-19 vaccine, relative to benchmarks implied by the value of a statistical life (VSL). Our first experiment found that median willingness to pay (WTP) for initial...
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The Causal Effects of Youth Cigarette Addiction and Education
Hai, Rong; Heckman, James J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We develop and estimate a life-cycle model in a rational addiction framework where youth choose to smoke, attend school, work part-time, and consume while facing borrowing constraints. The model features multiple channels for studying the reciprocal causal effects of addiction and education....
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Reopening Under COVID-19 : What to Watch For
Harris, Jeffrey E. - 2020
on relaxation of social distancing are severely limited by untested assumptions. Universal coronavirus testing may not on …
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Private Schooling after a Year of COVID-19 : How the Private Sector Has Fared and How to Keep It Healthy
McCluskey, Neal - 2021
how the private schooling sector has fared amid the coronavirus pandemic, Cato’s Center for Educational Freedom launched …
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Schools under mandatory testing can mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2
Isphording, Ingo Eduard; Diederichs, Marc; Ewijk, Reyn van - 2021
-openings after the summer of 2021 on the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Estimations are based on daily counts of confirmed coronavirus …
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School re-openings after summer breaks in Germany did not increase SARS-CoV-2 cases
Isphording, Ingo Eduard; Lipfert, Marc; Pestel, Nico - 2020
base our analysis on official daily counts of confirmed coronavirus infections by age groups across all 401 German counties …,000 inhabitants or 27 percent of a standard deviation. Our results are not explained by changes in mobility patterns around school re …
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Personal belief exemptions for school-entry vaccinations, vaccination rates, and academic achievement
Hair, Nicole L.; Gruber, Anja; Urban, Carly - 2020
Nonmedical exemptions from school-entry vaccine mandates are receiving increased policy and public health scrutiny. This paper examines how expanding the availability of exemptions influences vaccination rates in early childhood and academic achievement in middle school. We leverage 2003...
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COVID-19 lockdown, home environment, lifestyles, and mental health among preschoolers in China
Zhang, Yunting; Zhao, Jin; Yu, Zhangsheng; Wang, Guanghai; … - 2024
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shanghai implemented lockdown measures to stop transmission of the virus. Over 26 million residents, including 0.8 million children aged 3-6, were confined at home. This study leveraged a city-wide cohort of preschool children - the Shanghai...
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Evidence of Protective Role of Ultraviolet-B (UVB) Radiation in Reducing COVID-19 Deaths
Kalippurayil Moozhipurath, Rahul; Kraft, Lennart; … - 2020
Background. Prior studies indicate the protective role of Ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation in human health, mediated by vitamin D synthesis. In this observational study, we empirically outline a negative association of UVB radiation as measured by ultraviolet index (UVI) with the number of COVID-19...
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