Short name | Description | Descriptive statistics | Data source |
---|---|---|---|
 |  | (median, mean, sd) |  |
\(Y_{i,t}\) | Response variables | ||
r | estimated effective reproductive number | (1.05, 1.15, 0.38) | |
growth.new.cases | approximate weekly growth rate in supposed new infections from week \(t-1\) to week t | (0.05, 0.15, 0.67) | |
\(M_{i,t}\) | Strict facial-mask policy variable | ||
facial.mask | strict facial-mask policy | (0.00, 0.44, 0.49) | |
\(B_{i,t}\) | Social distancing behavior variable | ||
growth.transactions | \(\ln (\)weekly growth rate of transactions) | \((0.00, -0.01,0.08)\) | |
\(\varvec{D}_{i}\) | Demographic variables | ||
population | population | \((234'650,326^\prime 311,348^\prime 969)\) | |
perc.o80 | age \(\ge 80\) years in \(\%\) | (5.29, 5.44, 0.74) | |
density | people per \(\text {km}^2\) of settlement area | (2503, 2780, 1253) | |
\(H_{i,t}\) | Holiday indicator | ||
holiday | official school holiday indicator | (0.00, 0.08, 0.25) | |
\(\varvec{W}_{i,t}\) | Meteorological variables | ||
sunshine | sunshine in minutes per day | (248, 288, 192) | |
temperature | mean air temperature in \(^\circ \text {C}\) | (11.36, 11.89, 7.15) | |
humidity | relative humidity in \(\%\) | (78.94, 76.62, 9.10) | |
\(\varvec{P}_{i,t}\) | Non-pharmaceutical policy variables | ||
work.closing | closing of workplaces policy | (1.00, 1.49, 0.71) | |
school.closing | closing of schools policy | (1.00, 1.32, 0.47) | |
rest.gatherings | restrictions on gatherings policy | (2.00, 2.04, 1.12) | |
canc.events | cancelation of public events policy | (1.00, 1.37, 0.47) | |
testing.policy | testing policy | (2.00, 2.42, 0.48) |