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dc.contributor.authorBeyer, Robert C.M.-
dc.contributor.authorJain, Tarun-
dc.contributor.authorSinha, Sonalika-
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-27T07:13:22Z-
dc.date.available2023-10-27T07:13:22Z-
dc.date.issued2023-02-15-
dc.identifier.issn1873-7927-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11718/26921-
dc.description.abstractThis paper estimates how strongly COVID-19 containment policies have impacted aggregate economic activity. We use a difference-in-differences methodology to estimate how containment zones of different severity across India impacted district-level nighttime light intensity, as well as household income and consumption. From May to July 2020, nighttime light intensity was 9.1 % lower in districts with the most severe restrictions compared with districts with the least severe restrictions, which could imply between 5.8 % and 6.6 % lower GDP. Nighttime light intensity was only 1.6 % lower in districts with intermediate restrictions. The differences were largest in May during the graded lockdown, and tapered in June and July. Lower household income and consumption corresponding to zone-wise restrictions corroborate these results. Stricter containment measures had larger impacts in districts with greater population density, older residents, and more services employment. The large magnitudes of the findings suggest that governments should carefully consider the economic costs of country-wide pandemic containment policies while weighing the trade-offs against public health benefits.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Asian Economicsen_US
dc.subjectContainment policiesen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectNighttime lightsen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.titleLights out? COVID-19 containment policies and economic activityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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