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The 'Great Lockdown' and its determinants.

ABSTRACT: Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, countries on the same pandemic trajectory have adopted very different lockdown strategies. Using data for over 132 countries, and employing an event-study design, this paper identifies the role of political, economic and institutional factors in explaining the differential timing and intensity of stringency measures undertaken.

SUBMITTER: Ferraresi M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7574719 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The 'Great Lockdown' and its determinants.

Ferraresi Massimiliano M Kotsogiannis Christos C Rizzo Leonzio L Secomandi Riccardo R

Economics letters 20201020

Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, countries on the same pandemic trajectory have adopted very different lockdown strategies. Using data for over 132 countries, and employing an event-study design, this paper identifies the role of political, economic and institutional factors in explaining the differential timing and intensity of stringency measures undertaken. ...[more]

PMID: 33100438

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