Data Resources on the COVID-19 Pandemic
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A number of national and international research projects are currently underway that empirically
record the economic and social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The collection is wide and ranges
from snapshots of surveys with self-selected samples, representative surveys, longitudinal studies,
experiments, etc..
IZA’s Research Data Center (IDSC) collects and curates the information on such new initiatives.
Projects with high research output based on number of IZA Discussion Papers or otherwise are
promoted especially as “featured resources” on the top of our website.
Please contact the IDSC of IZA for any suggestions of further content at
idsc@iza.org.
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A County-Level Dataset for Informing the United States' Response to COVID-19
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19In addition to the JHU CSSE COVID-19 Dashboard, the dataset contains more than 300 variables that summarize population estimates, demographics, ethnicity, housing, education, employment and income, climate, transit scores, and healthcare system-related metrics on the county-level. The data contains demographic, socioeconomic, health care, education and transit data for each county in the 50 states and Washington DC. Also, county-level timeseries of cumulative COVID-19 infections, and deaths are included. A timeseries of projected requirements and deficits for hospital beds, ICUs, ventilators, across all US states from 1st March 2020 till 4th August 2020. Furthermore, data contains the dates that counties (or states governing them) took measures to mitigate the spread by restricting gatherings, etc.
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COCONEL for Coronavirus and Confinement: Longitudinal Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19COCONEL for Coronavirus and Confinement: Longitudinal survey, is an online survey deployed by the IFOP polling institute with a panel of a thousand people representative of the French adult population on various aspects of the COVID-19 crisis. Conducted by a consortium of researchers, the study aims to follow more specifically the psychological, emotional and behavioral response of the French population to the COVID-19 epidemic and to containment.
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The COCONEL survey is carried out online. Once a week, a sample of a thousand people, representative of the French adult population, is interviewed on the following aspects: housing conditions, job, child and educational continuity, neighborhood and feeling of isolation, containment and living conditions, opinions on containment, prognosis for the duration of the epidemic, sleep disturbances, signs of psychological distress, acceptability of a COVID-19 vaccine, prognosis for the duration of the epidemic (in French).
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COVID-19 Health, Racial & Economic Equity Data Viewer
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19This collection contains Esri maps, data, and apps that can help guide decisions around health, racial, and economic equity during COVID-19 and beyond.
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Includes data on race, ethnicity, age, gender, immigration, language, child well-being, senior well-being, disability status, health insurance, income, disposable income, home ownership, housing costs, air quality, homelessness, diversity, food access, savings vulnerability, education, internet access, family living arrangements, population, poverty, transportation, unemployment, social vulnerability, occupations, business & economic vulnerability, life expectancy, low birth weight, COVID-19 providers, social distancing, and more.
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COVID-19 US State Policy Database (CUSP)
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The COVID-19 US State Policy Database tracks the dates when each US state implemented new social safety net, economic, and physical distancing policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with data on existing health and social policies and information on state characteristics. This database is developed and maintained by researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health, and is updated at least biweekly.
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The database has information on unemployment program, healthcare delivery, racial disparities, incarcerated individuals, vote by mail, physical distance closures, exact date of the declaration of the state of emergency, school and non-essential business closures, shelter-in-place orders, housing protections, masks wearing mandates, changes to Medicaid and SNAP, reopening, quarantines for out of state visitors, alcohol and firearms, substance use disorder policies, food security, and more.
Policies included are state-wide directives or mandates, not guidance or recommendations. In order for a policy to be included, it must apply to the entire state.
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#14182
Asian Discrimination in the Coronavirus Era: Implications for Business Formation and Survival
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#13231
Deregulation in a Time of Pandemic: Does Pollution Increase Coronavirus Cases or Deaths?
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#13695
Is the Cure Worse than the Disease? County-Level Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
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#13862
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
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#14182
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Libya High-Frequency Phone Survey Social Protection (HFS-SP)
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19Data have been collected by the LBSC using a phone-based data collection method.7 Calls were made to respondents resident in all the 22 Mantikas (regions) in Libya and the sample was constructed to resemble the population share of each Mantika in total population. The questionnaire - administered to the head of the household or any respondent older than 17 years old - included the following modules: (i) household roster; (ii) demographic, education, and spending information; (iii) employment; (iv) health status, disability, and cost of healthcare; (v) housing; (vi) household income, transfers, (vii) assets and debt; (viii) shocks and coping strategies; (ix) consumption.
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pairfam COVID-19 Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The pairfam project team initiated an additional study to collect data on the consequences of COVID-19 on family life. This data will enable an examination of the implications of the pandemic on family life, and it can be matched with the regular pairfam data for longitudinal analysis.
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The pairfam COVID-19 survey covers topics such as changes in occupational status and income, division of house work, relationship quality (e.g., intimacy, conflict), wellbeing (e.g., stress, loneliness, depressiveness), parent-child contact in stepfamilies, child schooling and screen time, strain in the parenting role, and family climate. This survey was designed as a computer assisted web interview of 15-minutes length and was scheduled for mid-May to June 2020.
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Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The Socio-Economic Impact (SEI) project focuses on data collection to support research on the short- and medium-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related (de)confinement measures in Luxembourg on individuals and their households in terms of work and living conditions, daily activities and mobility, and (not directly COVID-19 related) health and health behaviours. To that purpose, a large-scale survey has been developed which forms the basis for monitoring the impact of the outbreak and associated policy measures on (a) work and living conditions, (b) daily activities and mobility, (c) time use and household interactions and (d) health and health behaviours.
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Phase 2 of the large-scale survey that was launched in March 2021 and examines the long-term effects of the crisis. Similar to the Phase 1 previous survey launched, this large online survey is aimed at all residents in Luxembourg aged 16 and over, whether they are workers, students, retirees, high school students. The survey is also accessible to cross-border workers, who have also been affected by this crisis. The survey covers health (physical and mental), employment and working patterns, daily activities, mobility, family interactions, etc.
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The Global Covid-19 Student Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The Global COVID-19 Student Survey aims to provide data on a population that has been profoundly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic: university students. The survey asks current students: how their educational experiences have been affected in spring 2020, how their housing situation has changed and potentially affected their studies, what their intentions are for study in Fall 2020, how their job market prospects have changed as a result of the pandemic, how their expectations about future job market success and job priorities have changed, what are their perceptions of the pandemic are and their preferences over risk, time, and trust.
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The Singapore Life Panel
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19Each month, an active panel of 11,000 Singaporeans aged 50 to 70 years (couples and single people) are asked questions about their income, expenditure, health, work and housing choices.
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The panel allows to study COVID-19 impact on household consumption spending and labor market outcomes jointly. And to investigate how and why COVID-19 has affected these outcomes through rich information on individual characteristics such as risk avoidance behavior, saving, perceived economic uncertainty, and chronic health conditions,
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Understanding Society: COVID-19 Study
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19From April 2020 participants from the main Understanding Society (UK Household Longitudinal Study UKHLS) sample have been asked to complete a short web-survey (telephone version if internet not available). This survey covers the changing impact of the pandemic on the welfare of UK individuals, families and wider communities. Participants complete one survey a month, which includes core content designed to track changes, alongside variable content adapted each month as the coronavirus situation develops. Each survey takes around 20 minutes to complete.
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The survey forms an integral part of Understanding Society, a representative sample of UK households, with boost samples of Black and minority ethnic groups. Researchers can link data from the COVID-19 survey to answers respondents have given in past (and future) waves of the annual survey.
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COVID-19 and Mental Health Deterioration among BAME Groups in the UK
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COVID-19 and Mental Health of Individuals with Different Personalities
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#14665
Have Girls Been Left behind during the COVID-19 Pandemic? Gender Differences in Pandemic Effects on Children's Mental Wellbeing
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#14000
Labour Market Shocks during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Inequalities and Child Outcomes
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#14582
Search and Reallocation in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the UK
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#14216
Testing the Differential Impact of COVID-19 on Self-Employed Women and Men in the United Kingdom
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#14790
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Socioeconomic Inequality in Psychological Distress in the UK: An Update
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#14826
The Psychological Gains from COVID-19 Vaccination: Who Benefits the Most?
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#13910
Unmet Health Care Need and Income-Related Horizontal Equity in Access during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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#14119
Weather, Psychological Wellbeing and Mobility during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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#13720
Who is Resilient in a Time of Crisis? The Importance of Financial and Non-Financial Resources
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#13762
Work, Care and Gender during the COVID-19 Crisis
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#13588
Working Parents, Financial Insecurity, and Child-Care: Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19
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