IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13797

Economics and Epidemics: Evidence from an Estimated Spatial Econ-SIR Model

Mark Bognanni, Doug Hanley, Daniel Kolliner, Kurt Mitman

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13790

School Re-Openings after Summer Breaks in Germany Did Not Increase SARS-CoV-2 Cases

Ingo E. Isphording, Marc Lipfert, Nico Pestel

revised version published as 'Does re-opening schools contribute to the spread of SARS2? Evidence from staggered summer breaks in Germany' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 198, 104426

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13785

How to Remove the Testing Bias in CoV-2 Statistics

Klaus Wälde

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13784

Crimes against Morality: Unintended Consequences of Criminalizing Sex Work

Lisa A. Cameron, Jennifer Seager, Manisha Shah

published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2021, 136 (1), 427–469,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13778

Determinants of the Community Mobility during the COVID-19 Epidemic: The Role of Government Regulations and Information

Silvia Mendolia, Olena Stavrunova, Oleg Yerokhin

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2021, 184, 199-231

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13774

Health of Elderly Parents, Their Children's Labor Supply, and the Role of Migrant Care Workers

Wolfgang Frimmel, Martin Halla, Jörg Paetzold, Julia Schmieder

published online in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2023

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13749

Act Early to Prevent Infections and Save Lives: Causal Impact of Diagnostic Efficiency on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Simiao Chen, Zhangfeng Jin, David E. Bloom

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13745

Predictors of Social Distancing and Mask-Wearing Behavior: Panel Survey in Seven U.S. States

Plamen Nikolov, Andreas Pape, Ozlem Tonguc, Charlotte Williams

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13727

Happy Pills? Mental Health Effects of the Dramatic Increase of Antidepressant Use

Giuliano Masiero, Sandro Steinbach

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13719

Saving Neonatal Lives for a Quarter

Christine Valente, Hans Henrik Sievertsen, Mahesh C. Puri

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13715

Changes in Healthcare Utilization, Spending, and Perceived Health during COVID–19: A Longitudinal Study from Singapore

SangNam Ahn, Seonghoon Kim, Kanghyock Koh

published as 'Associations of the COVID-19 pandemic with older individuals' healthcare utilization and self-reported health status: a longitudinal analysis from Singapore' in: BMC Health Services Research, 2022, 22(1), 66

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13695

Is the Cure Worse than the Disease? County-Level Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Neeraj Kaushal, Ashley N. Muchow

published as 'Timing of social distancing policies and COVID-19 mortality: county-level evidence from the U.S.' in. Journal of Population Economics, 2021, 34 1445 - 1572

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13687

The Weight of Patriarchy? Gender Obesity Gaps in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Joan Costa-Font, Mario Gyori

published in: Social Science and Medicine, 220, 266, 113353

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13683

Are COVID Fatalities in the US Higher Than in the EU, and If So, Why?

Ainoa Aparicio Fenoll, Shoshana Grossbard

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2021, 19, 307 - 326

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13673

The Dutch Labour Market Early on in the COVID-19 Outbreak: Regional Coronavirus Hotspots and the National Lockdown

Wolter Hassink, Guyonne Kalb, Jordy Meekes

published as "Regional coronavirus hotspots during the COVID-19 outbreak in the Netherlands" in: De Economist, 2021, 169 (2), 127-140