A literature review of the economics of COVID‐19
The goal of this piece is to survey the develo** and rapidly growing literature on the
economic consequences of COVID‐19 and the governmental responses, and to synthetize …
economic consequences of COVID‐19 and the governmental responses, and to synthetize …
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the kidney community: lessons learned and future directions
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately
affected patients with kidney disease, causing significant challenges in disease …
affected patients with kidney disease, causing significant challenges in disease …
A simple planning problem for COVID-19 lock-down, testing, and tracing
We study the optimal lock-down for a planner who controls the fatalities of COVID-19 while
minimizing the output costs of the lock-down. The policy prescribes a severe lock-down …
minimizing the output costs of the lock-down. The policy prescribes a severe lock-down …
Working from home and income inequality: risks of a 'new normal'with COVID-19
In the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home (WFH) became of
great importance for a large share of employees since it represents the only option to both …
great importance for a large share of employees since it represents the only option to both …
Optimal targeted lockdowns in a multigroup SIR model
We study targeted lockdowns in a multigroup SIR model where infection, hospitalization,
and fatality rates vary between groups—in particular between the “young,” the “middle …
and fatality rates vary between groups—in particular between the “young,” the “middle …
Global supply chains in the pandemic
We study the role of global supply chains in the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on GDP
growth using a multi-sector quantitative framework implemented on 64 countries. We …
growth using a multi-sector quantitative framework implemented on 64 countries. We …
The immediate effect of COVID-19 policies on social-distancing behavior in the United States
Objective Although anecdotal evidence indicates the effectiveness of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) social-distancing policies, their effectiveness in relation to what is driven …
2019 (COVID-19) social-distancing policies, their effectiveness in relation to what is driven …
Supply and demand in disaggregated Keynesian economies with an application to the Covid-19 crisis
We study supply and demand shocks in a disaggregated model with multiple sectors,
multiple factors, input-output linkages, downward nominal wage rigidities, credit-constraints …
multiple factors, input-output linkages, downward nominal wage rigidities, credit-constraints …
The great lockdown and the big stimulus: Tracing the pandemic possibility frontier for the US
We provide a quantitative analysis of the trade-offs between health outcomes and the
distribution of economic outcomes associated with alternative policy responses to the …
distribution of economic outcomes associated with alternative policy responses to the …
Estimating and simulating a SIRD model of COVID-19 for many countries, states, and cities
We use data on deaths in New York City, Madrid, Stockholm, and other world cities as well
as in various US states and other regions and countries to estimate, quickly and with limited …
as in various US states and other regions and countries to estimate, quickly and with limited …