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A Study of the Effectiveness of Governmental Strategies for Managing Mortality from COVID-19

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  • William Clyde

    (Manhattan College)

  • Andreas Kakolyris

    (Manhattan College
    Kean University)

  • Georgios Koimisis

    (Manhattan College)

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We investigate the effectiveness of seven government containment and policy closure interventions against the novel coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) pandemic in the OECD countries, at several different time horizons. Our results indicate that only school closings and public transportation closings have a persistently significant impact. Stay-at-home policies only show a significant impact after 70 days. Workplace closings, restrictions on the size of gatherings, and restrictions on internal travel show no significant impact on mortality rates. Moreover, stricter measures are not significantly associated with lower growth rates in mortality.

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  • William Clyde & Andreas Kakolyris & Georgios Koimisis, 2021. "A Study of the Effectiveness of Governmental Strategies for Managing Mortality from COVID-19," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 47(4), pages 487-505, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:easeco:v:47:y:2021:i:4:d:10.1057_s41302-021-00202-x
    DOI: 10.1057/s41302-021-00202-x
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    Keywords

    COVID-19; Pandemic; Mortality rate; Government intervention;
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    JEL classification:

    • F55 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Institutional Arrangements
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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