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.
Original language | English |
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Journal | CESifo Economic Studies |
Volume | 67 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 318-331 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISSN | 1610-241X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2021 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- epidemic
- policy responses