Lockdowns and COVID-19 Deaths in Scandinavia

Martin J.  Conyon; Lerong He; Steen Thomsen

Lockdowns and COVID-19 Deaths in Scandinavia

Martin J. Conyon, Lerong He, Steen Thomsen

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Abstract

We estimate the impact of non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs) on COVID-19 deaths in Scandinavia. We exploit policy variation between Denmark and Norway on the one hand and Sweden on the other. The former deployed relatively more stringent lockdowns, the latter did not. Our difference-in-differences models show that stricter lockdown policies are associated with fewer COVID-19 deaths.

Original language	English
Journal	Covid Economics
Issue number	26
Pages (from-to)	17-42
Number of pages	26
Publication status	Published - 5 Jun 2020

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Lockdowns and COVID-19 Deaths in Scandinavia

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