Effectiveness of COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders varied by state

State "shelter-in-place" (SIP) orders limited the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. However, impacts may have varied by state, creating opportunities to learn from states where SIPs have been effective. Using a novel dataset of state-level SIP order enactment and county-level mobility data form Google, we use a stratified regression discontinuity study design to examine the effect of SIPs in all states that implemented them. We find that SIP orders reduced mobility nationally by 12 percentage points (95% CI: -13.1 to -10.9), however the effects varied substantially across states, from -35 percentage points to +11 percentage points. Larger reductions were observed in states with higher incomes, higher population density, lower Black resident share, and lower 2016 vote shares for Donald J. Trump. This suggests that optimal public policies during a pandemic will vary by state and there is unlikely to be a "one-size fits all" approach that works best.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

PloS one - 15(2020), 12 vom: 01., Seite e0245008

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Feyman, Yevgeniy [VerfasserIn]
Bor, Jacob [VerfasserIn]
Raifman, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Griffith, Kevin N [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Observational Study

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Date Completed 11.01.2021

Date Revised 19.09.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0245008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319469042