Monitoring Covid-19 Policy Interventions

A very key point in the process of the Covid-19 contagion control is the introduction of effective policy measures, whose results have to be continuously monitored through accurate statistical analysis. To this aim we propose an innovative statistical tool, based on the Gini-Lorenz concentration app...

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Main Authors: Paolo Giudici, Emanuela Raffinetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00438/full
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spelling doaj-7f867f9bdbec4cfe93ee5c06df9d7f6a2020-11-25T03:11:30ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652020-08-01810.3389/fpubh.2020.00438560416Monitoring Covid-19 Policy InterventionsPaolo Giudici0Emanuela Raffinetti1Department of Economics and Management, University of Pavia, Pavia, ItalyDepartment of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods, University of Milan, Milan, ItalyA very key point in the process of the Covid-19 contagion control is the introduction of effective policy measures, whose results have to be continuously monitored through accurate statistical analysis. To this aim we propose an innovative statistical tool, based on the Gini-Lorenz concentration approach, which can reveal how well a country is doing in reducing the growth of contagion, and its speed.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00438/fullconcentration curvecontagion growthstatistical modelsreproduction rate numberhealth policy interventions
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author Paolo Giudici
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Monitoring Covid-19 Policy Interventions
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concentration curve
contagion growth
statistical models
reproduction rate number
health policy interventions
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Emanuela Raffinetti
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title Monitoring Covid-19 Policy Interventions
title_short Monitoring Covid-19 Policy Interventions
title_full Monitoring Covid-19 Policy Interventions
title_fullStr Monitoring Covid-19 Policy Interventions
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publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Public Health
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publishDate 2020-08-01
description A very key point in the process of the Covid-19 contagion control is the introduction of effective policy measures, whose results have to be continuously monitored through accurate statistical analysis. To this aim we propose an innovative statistical tool, based on the Gini-Lorenz concentration approach, which can reveal how well a country is doing in reducing the growth of contagion, and its speed.
topic concentration curve
contagion growth
statistical models
reproduction rate number
health policy interventions
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