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Evaluation of COVID-19 containment measures in Spain

Rivera Vicencio, Alejandra Paz LU (2021) NEKP01 20211
Department 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
organization
course
NEKP01 20211
year
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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  abstract     = {{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.}},
  author       = {{Rivera Vicencio, Alejandra Paz}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Evaluation of COVID-19 containment measures in Spain}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}