Using county-level data on COVID-19 mortality and infections, along with county-level information on the adoption of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in the United States, we examine how the speed of NPI adoption affected COVID-19 mortality. Our estimates suggest that advancing the date...

Using county-level data on COVID-19 mortality and infections, along with county-level information on the adoption of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in the United States, we examine how the speed of NPI adoption affected COVID-19 mortality. Our estimates suggest that advancing the date...

This paper investigates the state-level differences in government and community responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to different growth trajectories of Covid-19 cases and their connectedness across the U.S. states. Our regression analysis shows that higher growth trajectories are...

This paper investigates the importance of the age composition for pandemic policy design. To do so, it introduces an economic framework with age heterogeneity, individual choice, and incomplete information, emphasizing the value of testing. Calibrating the model to the US Covid-19 pandemic...

Educators and policymakers have been concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to substantial delays in learning due to disruptions, anxiety, and remote schooling. We study student achievement patterns over the pandemic using a combination of state summative and higher frequency benchmark...

This paper investigates the state-level differences in government and community responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to different growth trajectories of COVID-19 cases and their connectedness across the U.S. states. Our regression analysis shows that higher growth trajectories are...

This paper examines whether changes in residential mobility (or more presence at home) in US states during COVID-19 influenced changes in the psychological distress of individuals. Based on the first-difference model, we identify the effects of residential mobility (i.e., a proxy for the...

Numerous business leaders such as Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son have recently expressed concern at the potential for the current COVID-19 pandemic leading to another Great Depression (1929-1931). This article compares four key economic indicators leading up to the Great Depression with current...