蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
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Cross-Policy Effects: Lockdown Stringency, Race, and the COVID-19 Vaccine in US Nursing Homes
蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
vol. 115,
May 2025
(pp. 457–61)
Abstract
In a health crisis, how do early mitigation policies affect the effectiveness of later interventions? Using the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, we show that the stringency of early public health and safety interventions increased vaccine uptake among nursing homes' residents and employees; however, the effect was negative in states with low lockdown compliance. This negative effect was exacerbated in nursing homes with a larger proportion of Black residents. The analysis highlights the present-day relevance of the historical mistrust between Black populations and health authorities and how this manifests in long-term care institutions.Citation
Pongou, Roland, Ghislain Junior Sidie, Guy Tchuente, and Jean-Baptiste Tondji. 2025. "Cross-Policy Effects: Lockdown Stringency, Race, and the COVID-19 Vaccine in US Nursing Homes." 蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings 115: 457–61. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20251126Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- H51 National Government Expenditures and Health
- I12 Health Behavior
- I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- J14 Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-labor Market Discrimination
- L84 Personal, Professional, and Business Services