COVID-19

"LiFe during pandemics" - data collection project

Together with several great collaborators I am involved in a longitudinal data collection that aims to provide real-time data on the impacts of Covid-19 pandemics in the Czech Republic. Every three weeks we survey a nationally-representative sample of individuals and monitor their economic conditions, psychological health, social contacts, attitudes to vaccinations and other aspects. The project provides factual resource for economists, sociologists and epidemiologists, as well as journalists and policy makers interested in understanding the effects of the Covid-19 crisis on people’s lives and coping strategies. This is a joint initiative with Daniel Prokop, Lucie Hrubá, Vojta Bartoš, Jana Cahlíková and Julie Chytilová. For more information, please check out: www.zivotbehempandemie.cz.

Research papers

Covid-19 and Hostility against Foreigners, with V. Bartoš, J. Cahlíková, J. Chytilová, 2021, European Economic Review, 137: 103818.

Communicating doctors' consensus persistently increases Covid-19 vaccinations, with V. Bartoš, J. Cahlíková and J. Chytilová, 2022, Nature, 606, pages 542–549.

Policy writings

What can behavioral economics teach us about prevention, joint with Julie Chytilova, IDEA Anti-Covid #6

The impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health, joint Vojtech Bartos, Jana Cahlikova and Julie Chytilova, IDEA Anit-Covid #22