Using detailed daily information covering 100 countries and an event study approach, we estimate the short-run effects of implementing non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) on the spread of the COVID-19 virus at the early stages of the pandemic. We study the impact of two NPIs - stay-at-home...

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone's life, the risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 increases exponentially with age. Using data from the 2013 and 2021 American Time Use Survey Well-Being Modules, this paper examines how various measures of subjective well-being have...

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone's life, the risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 increases exponentially with age. Using data from the 2013 and 2021 American Time Use Survey Well-Being Modules, this paper examines how various measures of subjective well-being have...

We investigate trends in the health and well-being of preschool-aged children (ages 2-5) during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our empirical methodology compares children during and after the pandemic to those before, conditioning on demographic covariates and seasonality. Using a large,...