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Covid-19 across European Regions: the Role of Border Controls

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  • Eckardt, Matthias

    (Humboldt University Berlin)

  • Kappner, Kalle

    (Humboldt University Berlin)

  • Wolf, Nikolaus

    (Humboldt University Berlin and CEPR)

Abstract

Attempts to constrain the spread of Covid-19 included the temporal reintroduction of travel restrictions and border controls within the Schengen area. While such restrictions clearly involve costs, their benefits have been disputed. We use a new set of daily regional data of confirmed Covid19 cases from the respective statistical agencies of 18 Western European countries. Our data starts with calendar week 10 (starting 2nd March 2020) and extends to calendar week 17 (ending 26th April 2020), which allows us to test for treatment effects of border controls. Based on PPML methods and a Bayesian INLA approach we find that border controls had a significant effect to limit the pandemic.

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  • Eckardt, Matthias & Kappner, Kalle & Wolf, Nikolaus, 2020. "Covid-19 across European Regions: the Role of Border Controls," CAGE Online Working Paper Series 507, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).
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    Keywords

    Covid-19; border effects; INLA JEL Classification: C33; I18; R23;
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    JEL classification:

    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

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