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The real cash incomes of the population in 2020 decreased by 3.0% compared to 2019, the real disposable cash incomes contracted by 3.5%. Consumption model of Russian people has changed in the wake of the pandemic: the share of expenses on services has decreased to near 2016 level, meanwhile the...
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) to evaluate the effects of vaccinations and variants on the epidemic and macroeconomic outlook. Vaccination plays the …, increasing the volatility of epidemic curves and worsening the macroeconomic outlook. If a more contagious variant emerges after …
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We embed a lockdown choice in a simplified epidemiological model and derive formulas for the optimal lockdown intensity and duration. The optimal policy reflects the rate of time preference, epidemiological factors, the hazard rate of vaccine discovery, learning effects in the health care...
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We propose a flexible model of infectious dynamics with a single endogenous state variable and economic choices. We characterize equilibrium, optimal outcomes, static and dynamic externalities, and prove the following: (i) A lockdown generically is followed by policies to stimulate activity....
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How should unemployment benefits vary in response to the economic crisis induced by the COVID-19 pandemic? We answer this question by computing the optimal unemployment insurance response to the COVID-induced recession.We compare the optimal policy to the provisions under the CARES Act-which...
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contacts drastically in the beginning, to almost eradicate the epidemic, and keeps them at around a third of pre … epidemic in the laissez faire, though at a prevalence of infections much higher than optimal. Impure altruistic behaviour …
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