A Few Good Masks : Evidence from Mask Manufacturing in Rwanda during the COVID-19 Pandemic / Kieran Byrne

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2022Description: 1 Online-Ressource (77 pages)Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Erscheint auch als: A Few Good Masks: Evidence from Mask Manufacturing in Rwanda during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Druck-Ausgabe Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2022DOI: DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-9993Online resources: Summary: Did increases in mask supply slow the spread of COVID-19 Rwanda licensed and incentivized textile manufacturers to produce high-quality masks at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper exploits spatial variation in exposure to mask manufacturing through textile trade networks within an event-study design using receipt-level tax data. Licensing domestic mask manufacturers conservatively reduced mask prices by 8.8% and reduced monthly growth in COVID-19 infections (proxied by demand for anti-fever medicine) by 12%. The dynamics of the results suggest that increased mask quality explains reduced infections, in a context where there was strict enforcement of mask mandates and informal markets for masksPPN: PPN: 1800202326Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-WBA | ZDB-110-WBL
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