Did Lockdown Work? An Economist's Cross-Country Comparison. (29th March 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Did Lockdown Work? An Economist's Cross-Country Comparison. (29th March 2021)
- Main Title:
- Did Lockdown Work? An Economist's Cross-Country Comparison
- Authors:
- Bjørnskov, Christian
- Abstract:
- Abstract: I explore the association between the severity of lockdown policies in the first half of 2020 and mortality rates. Using two indices from the Blavatnik Centre's COVID-19 policy measures and comparing weekly mortality rates from 24 European countries in the first halves of 2017–2020, addressing policy endogeneity in two different ways, and taking timing into account, I find no clear association between lockdown policies and mortality development.
- Is Part Of:
- CESifo economic studies. Volume 67:Number 3(2021)
- Journal:
- CESifo economic studies
- Issue:
- Volume 67:Number 3(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 67, Issue 3 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 67
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0067-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 318
- Page End:
- 331
- Publication Date:
- 2021-03-29
- Subjects:
- epidemic -- COVID-19 -- policy responses
Economics -- Periodicals
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http://www.cesifo.de/servlet/page?%5Fpageid=56&%5Fdad=portal30&%5Fschema=PORTAL30&pa%5Fid=146964 ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1093/cesifo/ifab003 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1610-241X
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