Brotherhood, Luiz Mário; Kircher, Philipp; Santos, Cézar - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
. Calibrating the model to the US Covid-19 pandemic reveals an 80% reduction in death toll due to voluntary actions and the lockdown … implemented in the US. The optimal lockdown, however, is more stringent than what was implemented in the US. Moreover, the social … testing, showing its impact on reduced deaths, lower economic costs and laxer lockdown. We use the framework to provide …