COVID-19 Research

Publications:


COVID-19, Lockdowns and Well-Being: Evidence from Google Trends

Journal of Public Economics, Jan. 2021, Vol. 193, 104346. 

(with A. Clark, S. Flèche and N. Powdthavee)

Circulated as "Assessing the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on unhappiness, loneliness, and boredom using Google Trends"

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A Literature Review of the Economics of COVID-19

Journal of Economic Surveys, Sept. 2021, Vol.  35, Issue 4: p. 1007-1044.

(with D. M. Gray, A. Islam and S. Jabeen Bhuiyan)


The COVID-19 Pandemic and the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

Journal of Population Economics, April 2021, Vol. 34, Issue 2: p. 739767.

(with L. Baccini and S. Weymouth)

Pre-Analysis Plan and Data/Program File 

Replication: Countless studies have now investigated the relationship between COVID cases/deaths and Trump vote share. The results are very mixed: Parzuchowski et al. 2021 (Public Health); Pietro de Lellis et al. Forthcoming (European Journal Special Topics); Noland and Zhang 2021


Stay-at-Home Orders, Social Distancing and Trust

Journal of Population Economics, Oct. 2021, Vol. 34, Issue 4: p. 1321–1354.

(with I. Grigoryeva and L. Kattan)

Replication: To my knowledge, no attempt has been made to reproduce or replicate our results. Similar findings have been found for Europe: Bargain and Aminjonov (JPubE) and Durante et al (JPubE)


On the Effects of COVID-19 Safer-At-Home Policies on Social Distancing, Car Crashes and Pollution

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, March 2021, Vol. 106, 102427.

(with N. Cook and T. Wright)

Corrigendum


The Short-Term Economic Consequences of COVID-19: Occupation Tasks and Mental Health in Canada

(with LP Beland, D. Mikola and T. Wright)

Canadian Journal of Economics, Feb. 2022, Vol. 55, Issue, 51: p. 214-247.  

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Explaining Governors' Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

American Politics Research, March 2021, Vol. 49, Issue 2: p. 215-220. 

(with L. Baccini)


Determinants of Family Stress and Domestic Violence: Lessons from the COVID-19 Outbreak

(with LP Beland, J. Haddad and D. Mikola)

Canadian Public Policy, September 2021, Vol. 47, Issue 3: p. 439-459.

Circulated as "Covid-19, Family Stress and Domestic Violence: Remote Work, Isolation and Bargaining Power"


The Short-Term Economic Consequences of COVID-19: Exposure to Disease, Remote Work and Government Response

(with LP Beland and T. Wright)

PLOS One, Forthcoming.

Also circulated as COVID-19, Stay-At-Home Orders and Employment: Evidence from CPS Data

Cite: IZA Discussion Paper 13159 and IZA Discussion Paper 13282

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Podcast Resources Radio HERE

Slides (Franklin Templeton presentation) HERE


Indexes for exposure to disease, proximity to coworkers, work remotely and critical workers by SOC (occupation codes)

EXCEL FILE HERE