A Literature Review of the Economics of COVID-19

Abel Brodeur, David Gray, Anik Islam and Suraiya Jabeen Bhuiyan
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Anik Islam: University of Ottawa
Suraiya Jabeen Bhuiyan: University of Ottawa

No 13411, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: The goal of this piece is to survey the emerging and rapidly growing literature on the economic consequences of COVID-19 and government response, and to synthetize the insights emerging from a very large number of studies. This survey (i) provides an overview of the data sets used to measure social distancing and COVID-19 cases and deaths; (ii) reviews the literature on the determinants of compliance and effectiveness of social distancing; (iii) summarizes the literature on the socio-economic consequences of COVID-19 and government interventions, focusing on labor, health, gender, discrimination and environmental aspects; and (iv) discusses policy proposals.

Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; employment; lockdowns (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E00 I15 I18 J20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 63 pages
Date: 2020-06
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Published - published in: Journal of Economic Surveys, 2021, 35(4), 1007-1044

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