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Understanding macroeconomic indicators affected by COVID-19 containment policies in the United States: a scoping review.

Jeong-Yeon Cho, Tejashree Prakash, Wayne Lam, Nathan Seegert, Matthew H Samore, Andrew T Pavia, Richard E Nelson, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jeong-Yeon ChoDepartment of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1351-5006
Tejashree PrakashMailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, United States.
Wayne LamDepartment of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States.
Nathan SeegertDavid Eccles School of Business, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States.
Matthew H SamoreDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84113, United States.
Andrew T PaviaDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84113, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3066-580X
Richard E NelsonDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84113, United States.
Nathorn ChaiyakunaprukDepartment of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4572-8794

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Containment policies were essential in controlling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, but they also introduced significant economic challenges. This scoping review aimed to examine the macroeconomic indicators used to assess COVID-19 closure and containment policies in the United States. We reviewed 42 eligible studies from 4516 records identified across PubMed, Web of Science, and EconLit. These studies explored various economic impacts, focusing on employment, labor market indicators, consumer spendings, etc., primarily using publicly available sources. During the pandemic, high-frequency data (eg, mobility and card transactions) became newly accessible and played a key role in evaluating the real-time effects of mitigation policies. Our review summarizes macroeconomic indicators investigated and provides researchers and policymakers with a list of data sources for assessment of economic impacts in the future. This review emphasizes the need for comprehensive evaluations to balance public health measures with economic considerations in future pandemic responses.

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evidence synthesisnonpharmaceutical Interventionpolicymakingpublic health policyscoping review

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PMID40190702
PMCPMC11970021

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