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Open AccessThe common interests of health protection and the economy: evidence from scenario calculations of COVID-19 containment policies
We develop a novel approach integrating epidemiological and economic models that allows data-based simulations during a pandemic. We examine the economically optimal opening strategy that can be reconciled wit...
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Open AccessTesting and isolation to prevent overloaded healthcare facilities and reduce death rates in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Italy
During the first wave of COVID-19, hospital and intensive care unit beds got overwhelmed in Italy leading to an increased death burden. Based on data from Italian regions, we disentangled the impact of various...
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Open AccessDevelopment of the reproduction number from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 case data in Germany and implications for political measures
SARS-CoV-2 has induced a worldwide pandemic and subsequent non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to control the spread of the virus. As in many countries, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Germany has led to a cons...