Evaluation of COVID-19 containment measures in Spain
(2021) NEKP01 20211Department of Economics
- Abstract (Swedish)
- In the new normality brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, most governments have to
adopt containment measures in order to control the spread of the virus. This paper
addresses the adequacy and effectiveness of containment measures implemented by the 19 dierent autonomous regions in which Spain is subdivided. The study focuses on the heterogeneity and lack of simultaneity of measures applied by the regions, exploiting such differences in applying a panel data model with fixed effects. Using this approach, I find that the most eective containment measure applied in Spain is the perimeter confinement which consists of closing the border of a region. Moreover, the analysis of this paper highlights the importance of defining a specic time frame... (More) - In the new normality brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, most governments have to
adopt containment measures in order to control the spread of the virus. This paper
addresses the adequacy and effectiveness of containment measures implemented by the 19 dierent autonomous regions in which Spain is subdivided. The study focuses on the heterogeneity and lack of simultaneity of measures applied by the regions, exploiting such differences in applying a panel data model with fixed effects. Using this approach, I find that the most eective containment measure applied in Spain is the perimeter confinement which consists of closing the border of a region. Moreover, the analysis of this paper highlights the importance of defining a specic time frame and objective when designing effective containment measures to control COVID-19 spread. (Less)
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- author
- Rivera Vicencio, Alejandra Paz LU
- supervisor
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- Ulf Gerdtham LU
- organization
- course
- NEKP01 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- COVID-19, containment measures, Spain, panel data analysis
- language
- English
- id
- 9064741
- date added to LUP
- 2021-10-14 10:05:24
- date last changed
- 2021-10-14 10:05:24
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