This article reviews the global health and economic consequences of the 1918 influenza
pandemic, with a particular focus on topics that have seen a renewed interest because of …

How might COVID-19 affect human capital and wellbeing in the long run? The COVID-19
pandemic has already imposed a heavy human cost—taken together, this public health …

We study the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) on mortality and economic
activity across US cities during the 1918 Flu Pandemic. The combination of fast and stringent …

Are lockdown policies effective at inducing physical distancing to counter the spread of
COVID-19? Can less restrictive measures that rely on voluntary community action achieve a …

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic killed millions worldwide and hundreds of thousands in the
United States. This article studies the impact of air pollution on pandemic mortality. The …

The 1918 influenza pandemic had not only a massive instant death toll but also lasting
effects on its survivors. Several studies have shown that children born in 1919, and thus …

We estimate the effect of the 1918 influenza pandemic on income inequality in Italian
municipalities. Our identification strategy exploits the exogenous diffusion of influenza …

Disparities in cross-city pandemic severity during the 1918 Influenza Pandemic remain
poorly understood. This paper uses newly assembled historical data on annual mortality …

Abstract During the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic, many local authorities made the
controversial decision to close schools. We use newly digitized data from newspaper …

We analyze the repercussions of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic on demographic measures,
human capital formation, and productivity markers in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil's financial …