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Predictors of Social Distancing and Mask-Wearing Behavior: Panel Survey in Seven U.S. States

Nikolov, Plamen; Pape, Andreas; Tonguc, Ozlem; … - 2020

This paper presents preliminary summary results from a longitudinal study of participants in seven U.S. states during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to standard socio-economic characteristics, we collect data on various economic preference parameters: time, risk, and social preferences, and...

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Act Early to Prevent Infections and Save Lives: Causal Impact of Diagnostic Efficiency on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Chen, Simiao; Jin, Zhangfeng; Bloom, David E. - 2020

This paper examines the impact of diagnostic efficiency on the COVID-19 pandemic. Using an exogenous policy on diagnostic confirmation, we show that a one- day decrease in the time taken to confirm the first case in a city publicly led to 9.4% and 12.7% reductions in COVID-19 prevalence and...

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Face mask use and physical distancing before and after mandatory masking: No evidence on risk compensation in public waiting lines

Seres, Gyula; Balleyer, Anna; Cerutti, Nicola; … - 2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the introduction of mandatory face mask usage triggered a heated debate. A major point of controversy is whether community use of masks creates a false sense of security that would diminish physical distancing, counteracting any potential direct benefit from...

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Timing matters: The impact of response measures on COVID-19-related hospitalization and death rates in Germany and Switzerland

Huber, Martin; Langen, Henrika - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 156 (2020) 1, pp. 1-19

We assess the impact of the timing of lockdown measures implemented in Germany and Switzerland on cumulative COVID-19-related hospitalization and death rates. Our analysis exploits the fact that the epidemic was more advanced in some regions than in others when certain lockdown measures came...

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Act Early to Prevent Infections and Save Lives: Causal Impact of Diagnostic Efficiency on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Chen, Simiao; Jin, Zhangfeng; Vollmer, Sebastian; … - 2021

This paper examines the causal impact of diagnostic efficiency on the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Using an instrumental variable approach, we show that a 1-day decrease in the time taken to confirm the first case in a city publicly led to 9.4% and 12.7% reductions in COVID-19 prevalence and...

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Face mask use and physical distancing before and after mandatory masking: No evidence on risk compensation in public waiting lines

Seres, Gyula; Balleyer, Anna; Cerutti, Nicola; … - 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the introduction of mandatory face mask usage triggered a heated debate. A major point of debate is whether community use of masks creates a false sense of security that would diminish physical distancing, counteracting any potential direct benefit from masking. We...

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COVID-19 Mobility Policies Impacts: How Credible Are Difference-in-Differences Estimates?

Weill, Joakim A.; Stigler, Matthieu; Deschenes, Olivier; … - 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented policy responses and a large literature evaluating their impacts. This paper re-examines and add to the evidence on the impact of COVID-19 mobility-restricting policies on mobility indicators. We first find that two-way fixed effects estimates are not...

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Risk Compensation after COVID-19 Vaccination

Hwang, Jisoo; Hwang, Seung-sik; Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; … - 2023

This paper studies the causal impacts of vaccine eligibility on social distancing behaviors (risk compensation). We … apply a regression discontinuity design around the birth date cutoff of vaccine eligibility using large, high-frequency data … from credit card and airline companies as well as survey data. We find no evidence of risk compensation although vaccine …

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Stay-at-Home Orders, Social Distancing and Trust

Brodeur, Abel; Grigoryeva, Idaliya; Kattan, Lamis - 2021

A better understanding of community response to government decisions is crucial for policy makers and health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we document the determinants of implementation and compliance with stay-at-home orders in the U.S., focusing on trust and social...

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Compulsory face mask policies do not affect community mobility in Germany

Kovacs, Roxanne; Dunaiski, Maurice; Tukiainen, Janne - 2020

There is currently a heated debate about making face masks compulsory in public spaces to contain COVID-19. A key concern is that such policies could lead to risk compensating behaviour and thereby undermine efforts to maintain social distancing and reduce mobility. We provide first evidence on...

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