We study the problem of a policymaker who aims at taming the spread of an epidemic while minimizing its associated … numerical experiments illustrating the structure of the optimal lockdown policy. In all our experiments the latter is … characterized by three distinct periods: the epidemic is first let freely evolve, then vigorously tamed, and finally a less …

We show that the anticipation of COVID-19 vaccines reduces voluntary social distancing. In a large-scale preregistered … availability of COVID- 19 vaccines affects compliance with public health guidelines. We find that vaccine information reduces … important behavioral drawback of the successful vaccine development: An increased focus on vaccines can lead to bad health …

alternative evolution of the pandemic, assuming that states extended the lockdown measures until daily new cases reach the levels … of European countries after their lockdown measures were relaxed. In the baseline simulation, we find that cases and …