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A structural model of coronavirus behaviour: What do four waves of Covid tell us?
Meenagh, David; Minford, Patrick - 2022
This paper extends Meenagh and Minford (2021) to the four waves of infection in the UK by end-2021, using the unique newly available sample-based estimates of infections created by the ONS. These allow us to estimate the e§ects on the Covid hospitalisation and fatality rates of vaccination and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014480726
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Global Mobility and the Threat of Pandemics: Evidence from Three Centuries
Clemens, Michael A.; Ginn, Thomas - 2020
with 1–2 weeks later arrival and no detectable reduction in final mortality. The case for permanent limits on international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012497848
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The fiscal and welfare effects of policy responses to the Covid-19 school closures
Fuchs-Schündeln, Nicola; Krueger, Dirk; Kurmann, André; … - 2021
Using a structural life-cycle model and data on school visits from Safegraph and school closures from Burbio, we quantify the heterogeneous impact of school closures during the Corona crisis on children affected at different ages and coming from households with different parental...
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Lockdowns and the US unemployment crisis
Dreger, Christian; Gros, Daniel - 2021
We analyse the short-term impact of social distancing measures on the US labour market, using a panel threshold model with high frequency (weekly) data on unemployment across US states. We find that changes in the restrictiveness of mandated social distancing, as measured by the Oxford...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012651496
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Sterblichkeit in Deutschland muss besser und schneller erfasst werden - Lehren aus der COVID-19-Pandemie
Schneider, Norbert F.; Mueller, Ulrich; Klüsener, Sebastian - 2020
Die durch das SARS-CoV-2 Virus verursachte COVID-19-Pandemie hat erhebliche Mängel bei der Erfassung und Dokumentation des Sterblichkeitsgeschehens in Deutschland offenbart. Die bestehenden Mängel schaden kurz- und langfristig dem Schutz der in Deutschland lebenden Menschen nicht nur gegen...
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A multi-risk SIR model with optimally targeted lockdown
Acemoglu, Daron; Chernozhukov, Victor; Werning, Iván; … - 2020
-targeted policies reduce mortality from 1.83% to 0.71% (thus, saving 2.7 million lives) relative to optimal uniform policies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012621091
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Does retirement age impact mortality?
Hernaes, Erik; Markussen, Simen; Piggott, John; Vestad, Ola - 2012
This paper studies the relationship between retirement and mortality, using a unique administrative data set covering … instrumental variables estimation we find that retirement age has no effect on mortality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330230
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Evaluating the impact of community-based health interventions: evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program
Rocha, Romero; Soares, Rodrigo Reis - 2009
program on mortality and on household behavior related to child labor and schooling, employment of adults, and fertility. We … find consistent effects of the program on reductions in mortality throughout the age distribution, but mainly at earlier …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276694
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Compulsory schooling reforms, education and mortality in twentieth century Europe
Gathmann, Christina; Jürges, Hendrik; Reinhold, Steffen - 2012
example, report contradictory effects of education and compulsory schooling on mortality - ranging from zero to large … mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we … quantify the mean mortality effect and explore its dispersion across gender, time and countries. We find that men benefit from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281040
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Compulsory schooling reforms, education and mortality in twentieth century Europe
Gathmann, Christina; Jürges, Hendrik; Reinhold, Steffen - 2012
example, report contradictory effects of education and compulsory schooling on mortality - ranging from zero to large … mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we … quantify the mean mortality effect and explore its dispersion across gender, time and countries. We find that men benefit from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282359