Do COVID-19 containment measures work? Evidence from Switzerland

Do COVID-19 containment measures work? Evidence from Switzerland

Abstract We study the interplay of non-pharmaceutical containment measures, human behavior, and the spread of COVID-19 in Switzerland. First, we collect sub-national data and construct indices that capture the stringency of containment measures at the cantonal level. Second, we use a vector autoregr...

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Main Authors: Regina Pleninger, Sina Streicher, Jan-Egbert Sturm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-02-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
Subjects:
COVID-19
Reproduction rate
Stringency
Switzerland
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41937-022-00083-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41937-022-00083-7

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