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.

The 'Great Lockdown' and its determinants

Ferraresi, Massimiliano;Kotsogiannis, Christos;Rizzo, Leonzio
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Secomandi, Riccardo
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2020

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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.
2020
Ferraresi, Massimiliano; Kotsogiannis, Christos; Rizzo, Leonzio; Secomandi, Riccardo
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