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Comment on Sen, Karaca-Mandic, and Georgiou on Stay-at-Home Orders and COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Four States

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  • John A. Spry

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The JAMA research letter “Association of Stay-at-Home Orders with COVID-19 Hospitalizations in 4 States” fails placebo tests. Actual cumulative COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below the projections from univariate exponential time trend models in states with and without stay-at-home orders. No conclusions can be drawn about the association of stay-at-home orders with COVID-19 hospitalizations from the evidence in the letter.

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  • John A. Spry, 2020. "Comment on Sen, Karaca-Mandic, and Georgiou on Stay-at-Home Orders and COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Four States," Econ Journal Watch, Econ Journal Watch, vol. 17(2), pages 270–278-2, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ejw:journl:v:17:y:2020:i:2:p:270-278
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    Keywords

    pandemic; coronavirus; exponential growth;
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    JEL classification:

    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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