On the effectiveness of COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns: Pan metron ariston.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early evaluations of the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) mandates were constrained by the lack of empirical data, thereby also limiting model sophistication (e.g., models did not take into account the endogeneity of key variables).

Methods

Observational analysis using a behavioral four-equation structural model that accounts for the endogeneity of many variables and correlated unobservable country characteristics. The dataset includes information from 132 countries from February 15, 2020, to April 14, 2021, with data on confirmed cases and deaths, mobility, vaccination and testing rates, and NPI stringency. The main outcomes of interest are the growth rates of confirmed cases and deaths.

Results

There were strongly decreasing returns

SUBMITTER: Spiliopoulos L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9526209 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature