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Modern infectious diseases: macroeconomic impacts and policy responses

Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2020

We discuss and review literature on the macroeconomic effects of epidemics and pandemics since the late 20th century. First, we cover the role of health in driving economic growth and well-being and discuss standard frameworks for assessing the economic burden of infectious diseases. Second, we...

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The toll of voting in a pandemic : municipal elections and the spread of COVID-19 in Bavaria

Güntner, Jochen - 2020

Elections may take place in precarious environments that even pose health risks. I consider the case of Bavaria, where close to ten million people were asked to vote in the municipal elections on March 15 of 2020, to quantify the toll of elections in a pandemic. Despite declaring a state of...

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The reproduction number in the classical epidemiological model

Quaas, Georg - 2020

expert public. Since March 4, 2020, it has been publishing the numbers of coronavirus infections reported by health …

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Globalization and outbreak of COVID-19 : an empirical analysis

Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Feizi, Mehdi; Fereidouni, … - 2020

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between globalization, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19 … cannot explain cross-country differences in COVID-19 confirmed deaths. The fatalities of coronavirus are mostly explained by …

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Anticipation of COVID-19 vaccines reduces social distancing

Andersson, Ola; Campos-Mercade, Pol; Meier, Armando N.; … - 2021

We show that the anticipation of COVID-19 vaccines reduces voluntary social distancing. In a large-scale preregistered survey experiment with a representative sample, we study whether providing information about the safety, effectiveness, and availability of COVID-19 vaccines affects compliance...

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How effective is community quarantine in the Philippines? : a quasi-experimental analysis

Pajaron, Marjorie; Vasquez, Glacer Niño A. - 2021

As the world races to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, non-pharmaceutical interventions such as voluntary social distancing and community quarantine (CQ) have been the first line of defense in breaking the chains of transmission in most countries. The efficacy of a public health measure, however,...

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A matter of trust? : political trust and the Covid-19 pandemic

Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Hofmann, Hans Philipp - 2021

There is significant cross-country variation in Covid-19 fatalities worldwide. In this study, we analyze the relationship between political trust and fatalities of the Covid-19 pandemic. By performing a cross-country analysis and controlling for other determinants, we find that government trust...

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Coronavirus and social distancing: do non-pharmaceutical-interventions work (at least) in the short run?

Bardey, David; Fernández, Manuel; Gravel, Alexis - 2021

Using detailed daily information covering 100 countries and an event-study approach, we estimate the short run effects of implementing Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) on the spread of the COVID-19 virus at the early stages of the pandemic. We study the impact of two NPIs -stay-at-home...

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Interpreting, analysing and modelling COVID-19 mortality data

Sornette, Didier; Mearns, Euan; Schatz, Michael; Wu, Ke; … - 2020

We present results on the mortality statistics of the COVID-19 epidemic in a number of countries. Our data analysis … population, a main reason behind the relatively more severe COVID-19 epidemic in the Western countries is found to be their … close to the end of the epidemic from those that are still in the middle of it. This raises many questions in terms of …

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Globalization and outbreak of COVID-19 : an empirical analysis

Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Feizi, Mehdi; Fereidouni, … - 2020

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