[HTML][HTML] Pandemics: risks, impacts, and mitigation
N Madhav, B Oppenheim, M Gallivan… - … improving health and …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pandemics are large-scale outbreaks of infectious disease that can greatly increase
morbidity and mortality over a wide geographic area and cause significant economic, social …
morbidity and mortality over a wide geographic area and cause significant economic, social …
A balance act: minimizing economic loss while controlling novel coronavirus pneumonia
Abstract The outbreak of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (NCP) has significantly affected
China and beyond. How to effectively control such epidemic has gradually become a global …
China and beyond. How to effectively control such epidemic has gradually become a global …
The economic and social burden of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Abstract Background The 2014 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa was more
devastating than all previous EVD outbreaks combined; however, many estimates of its …
devastating than all previous EVD outbreaks combined; however, many estimates of its …
The economic lives of young women in the time of Ebola: lessons from an empowerment program
This paper evaluates an intervention to raise young women's economic empowerment in
Sierra Leone, where women frequently experience sexual violence and face multiple …
Sierra Leone, where women frequently experience sexual violence and face multiple …
Paralyzed by panic: Measuring the effect of school closures during the 1916 polio pandemic on educational attainment
K Meyers, MA Thomasson - 2017 - nber.org
We leverage the 1916 polio pandemic in the United States as a natural experiment to test
whether short-term school closures result in reduced educational attainment as an adult …
whether short-term school closures result in reduced educational attainment as an adult …
Covid-19 vs. Ebola: Impact on households and small businesses in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Abstract In April 2020, the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was facing two major
infectious disease outbreaks: Covid-19 and Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). We highlight large …
infectious disease outbreaks: Covid-19 and Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). We highlight large …
A review of pediatric critical care in resource-limited settings: a look at past, present, and future directions
EL Turner, KR Nielsen, SM Jamal… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Fifteen years ago, United Nations world leaders defined millenium development goal 4
(MDG 4): to reduce under-5-year mortality rates by two-thirds by the year 2015 …
(MDG 4): to reduce under-5-year mortality rates by two-thirds by the year 2015 …
Long shadow of fear in an epidemic: fearonomic effects of Ebola on the private sector in Nigeria
S Bali, KA Stewart, MA Pate - BMJ global health, 2016 - gh.bmj.com
Background The already significant impact of the Ebola epidemic on Guinea, Liberia and
Sierra Leone, was worsened by a fear of contagion that aggravated the health crisis …
Sierra Leone, was worsened by a fear of contagion that aggravated the health crisis …
Ebola, jobs and economic activity in Liberia
Background The 2014 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the neighbouring West African
countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone represents the most significant setback to the …
countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone represents the most significant setback to the …
Ebola and state legitimacy
M Flückiger, M Ludwig, A Sina Önder - The Economic Journal, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract We exploit the West African Ebola epidemic as an event that necessitated the
provision of a common-interest public good, Ebola control measures, to empirically …
provision of a common-interest public good, Ebola control measures, to empirically …