Timing matters: the impact of response measures on COVID-19-related hospitalization and death rates in Germany and Switzerland

Timing matters: the impact of response measures on COVID-19-related hospitalization and death rates in Germany and Switzerland

Abstract We assess the impact of the timing of lockdown measures implemented in Germany and Switzerland on cumulative COVID-19-related hospitalization and death rates. Our analysis exploits the fact that the epidemic was more advanced in some regions than in others when certain lockdown measures cam...

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Main Authors: Martin Huber, Henrika Langen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-08-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
Subjects:
COVID-19
Pandemic
Social distancing
Lockdown
Treatment effect
Synthetic control
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41937-020-00054-w

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41937-020-00054-w

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