States That Re-Opened Early Are "Trending Poorly"

William M. Rodgers
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William M. Rodgers: Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), https://www.economicpolicyresearch.org

No 2020-03, SCEPA policy note series. from Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School

Abstract: States have many reasons to reopen - low rates of sickness, great economic harm, political reasons. I find that states which lean or are solid Republican re-opened sooner than Democrat states, and their testing and infection data are "trending poorly."

Keywords: Covid-19; Health; Re-open; Public Health; Economy; Testing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G01 H70 H75 I00 I10 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10 pages
Date: 2020-06
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