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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Austrian COVID-19 Open Data Information Hub
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19Dashboard, statistics and afficial data from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, with applications, visualizations, and further European and international resources and initiatives on trustworthy open data on COVID-19 (in German).
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Disease
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19CDC uses diverse data streams to track and analyze COVID-19 at the local, state, and national levels. CDC reports COVID-19 case counts, deaths, and laboratory testing numbers daily online. Data on the COVID-19 website and CDC’s COVID Data Tracker are based on the most recent numbers reported by states, territories, and other jurisdictions. Data are dependent on jurisdictions’ timely and accurate reporting. In addition, CDC regularly reports provisional death certificate data on the NCHS website.
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An Economic Model of the COVID-19 Epidemic: The Importance of Testing and Age-Specific Policies
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Predictors of Social Distancing and Mask-Wearing Behavior: Panel Survey in Seven U.S. States
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#13521
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19: Evidence from Six Large Cities
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#14984
School Closures and Effective In-Person Learning during COVID-19: When, Where, and for Whom
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State-Level Economic Policy Uncertainty
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#13632
The Forgotten Numbers: A Closer Look at COVID-19 Non-Fatal Valuations
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#13159
The Short-Term Economic Consequences of COVID-19: Exposure to Disease, Remote Work and Government Response
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#13440
Urban Density and COVID-19
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#13265
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The survey looks to identify how many people across England test positive for COVID-19 infection at a given point in time, regardless of whether they report to experiencing symptoms; also, the average number of new infections per week over the course of the study is quantified; and the number of people who test positive for antibodies is specified, to indicate how many people are ever likely to have had the infection.
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The sample for the survey is drawn mainly from the Annual Population Survey (APS), which consists collectively of those who successfully completed the last wave of the Labor Force Survey (LFS) or local LFS boost, and who have consented to future contact regarding research. Additionally, adults over 16 years old surveyed are asked to provide a blood sample, which is used to test for the presence of antibodies to COVID-19.
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COVerAGE-DB: A Database of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by Age
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19A database of COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths as reported by statistical agencies, standardized and in harmonized age groups.
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COVID-19 Belgium Epidemiological Situation
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19In order to get comprehensive information to monitor the COVID-19 epidemic, in Belgium Sciensano brings together data streams from different sources. Sciensano collects data on lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases (data collection includes the number of tests performed, positive and negative results, as well as basic demographic data - age, gender, postcode), hospitalized COVID-19 patients and COVID-19 deaths (number of hospitalized and deceased COVID-19 patients through a daily online survey). Data are updated on a regular basis and available in Excel, csv and json formats.
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Covid-19 Dutch Cumulative Numbers per Municipality
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The data contain the cumulative numbers of - positively tested persons, hospital admissions, and number of deaths by municipality, per date published by the RIVM (Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment).
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Covid-19 India
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19District-wise information on the number of confirmed cases, the case fatality rate, and testing rates at the state-level are obtained from the crowdsourced data publicly available on Covid-19 India.
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These data are consistent with official information from the Government of India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as well as international sources on India’s statistics such as those from Johns Hopkins University.
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COVID-19 Infections from the Public Health Agency of Sweden at the County-Day Level
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The current number of confirmed (county-, and city day) cases, weekly reports, tests performed, analyzes, forecasts and risk assessment is displayed on the website of the Public Health Agency of Sweden (in Swedish).
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Covid-19 Safe Distance
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The data provides new evidence related to predictors of COVID-19 transmission. Specifically, it investigates work and personal predictors of transmission experience reported by to better understand possible transmission pathways and mechanisms in the community.
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The survey took place over the first week of June 2020 by electronic means (via phones or personal computers but not face-to-face meetings) using quota sampling to obtain a national sample broadly representative for those of working age with some oversampling to reflect contrasts of interest.
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COVID-19 Situation in Switzerland
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19Data on confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and deaths due to the disease, the epidemiological situation, the search for antibodies, the advisory body, press conferences and news can all be found here.
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COVID-19 Symptom Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The COVID-19 symptom surveys are designed to help researchers better monitor and forecast the spread of COVID-19. In partnership with University of Maryland and Carnegie Mellon University, Facebook users are invited to take surveys conducted by these two partner universities to self-report COVID-19-related symptoms.
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The questionnaire asks about current symptoms, access to testing, testing outcome, and contacts outside of their home. Other items included self-reported household financial outlookand indicators for nervousness, depression, and anxiety, adapted from the K10 scale. A 5 day “look back” period was used for mental health measures, in order to examine these constructs in a rapidly changing environment.
Non-public, non-aggregated US and non-US (daily) survey data are available after Facebook's and partner universities' approval.
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COVID-19 Transmission Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The dataset was developed by a survey that took place over the first week of June 2020. Samples of 1,000 adults in the US and UK were obtained from a professional survey company using quota sampling to obtain national samples broadly representative for those of working age with some oversampling to reflect contrasts of interest. All survey recruitment and completion was done by electronic means (so via phones or personal computers but not face-to-face meetings). Towards the end of the sampling period some of the quotas were relaxed. Ex post, a set of weights that can be used to construct nationally representative results. Respondents were paid a small amount for completing the survey which took about 5 minutes on average to complete. It is important to reiterate that survey responses are self reports and that said, overall reported infection rates are comparable to those reported elsewhere for the UK and US bearing in mind the predominance of early transmission experience.
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The dataset contains several variables related to transmission experience while the analysis focuses on the possession of a medical diagnosis or positive test self-reported by the respondent.
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Current COVID-19 Status in Turkey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19Daily COVID-19 situation in Turkey from the Turkish Ministry of Health
https://covid19.saglik.gov.tr/
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Demographics of COVID-19 Deaths
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19Current analyses of Individuals who died after testing postive on COVID-19 in hospitals or elsewhere are still indicative in understanding how the pandemic develops; however, harmonized datasets are required. This effort is currently being led by the French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED). Their team is centralizing and harmonizing data on-line, along with analyses on reliable recorded deaths due to COVID-19 specified by sex, age group and place of death, with precise documentation of the limits and strengths of the data.
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Dutch COVID-19 Data from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The total number of Covid-19 infections, testing, death, hospitalizations at the municipality-day level.
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Gender Inequality in COVID-19 Times
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19It is a survey on approximately 1,500 UK respondents in Prolific, an online platform that connects researchers with participants, who get paid cash for taking part in research. Conditional on participating in the survey, the sample is representative of the UK population with regards age, sex and ethnicity. The survey was launched on 19 June 2020, three months after the beginning of the lockdown on the 23 March 2020, and the focus is on well-being, perceptions and behaviors in COVID-19 times.
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Global COVID-19 Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The Global COVID-19 Survey is being used for tracking, monitoring, and analyzing global socio-behavioral trends to inform the COVID-19 global response. The study is done by the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. The purpose of this research is to analyze socio-behavioral aspects of outbreak control. The research will be used to inform national, regional and global health communication strategies and better inform response efforts. Participation in the online survey is voluntary.
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IHME COVID-19 Projections
Public Health and MedicineInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) COVID-19 mortality, infection, testing, hospital resource use, and social distancing projections and research articles.
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Imperial College London YouGov Covid-19 Behavior Tracker Data Hub
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19YouGov has partnered with the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) at Imperial College London to gather global insights on people’s behaviors in response to COVID-19. The research covers 29 countries, interviewing around 21,000 people each week.
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It is designed to provide behavioural analysis on how different populations are responding to the pandemic, helping public health bodies in their efforts to limit the impact of the disease. Anonymised respondent level data will be available for all public health and academic institutions globally.
The questions in the survey, led by IGHI, cover data on testing, symptoms, self-isolating in response to symptoms and the ability and willingness to self-isolate if needed. It also looks at behaviors, including going outdoors, working outside the home, contact with others, hand washing and the extent of compliance with 20 common preventative measures.
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Open Access Epidemiologic Data and an Interactive Dashboard to Monitor the COVID-19 Outbreak in Canada
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group is collecting publicly available information on confirmed and presumptive positive cases during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in Canada. Data are entered in a spreadsheet with each line representing a unique case, including age, sex, health region location, and history of travel where available. Sources are included as a reference for each entry. All data are exclusively collected from publicly available sources including government reports and news media.
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Our World in Data COVID-19 Data
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19Over 200 country profiles are available which allow exploring the statistics on the coronavirus pandemic for every country in the world. Every profile includes four sections: deaths, testing, cases, government responses, and the details on the sources of the data.
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A Year of Pandemic: Levels, Changes and Validity of Well-Being Data from Twitter. Evidence from Ten Countries
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An Economic Model of the COVID-19 Epidemic: The Importance of Testing and Age-Specific Policies
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Are COVID Fatalities in the US Higher Than in the EU, and If So, Why?
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COVID-19 Severity: A New Approach to Quantifying Global Cases and Deaths
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COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates and Vaccine Uptake
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Did the Australian Jobkeeper Program Save Jobs by Subsidizing Temporary Layoffs?
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Export-Led Growth after COVID-19: The Case of Portugal
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Failing to Pull Together: South Africa's Troubled Response to COVID-19
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Intergenerational Residence Patterns and COVID-19 Fatalities in the EU and the US
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Lives and Livelihoods: Estimates of the Global Mortality and Poverty Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Neo-Humanism and COVID-19: Opportunities for a Socially and Environmentally Sustainable World
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Pandemic Economics and the Transformation of Health Policy
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Pandemic Meets Pollution: Poor Air Quality Increases Deaths by COVID-19
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The Labour Market Impact of COVID-19: Early Evidence for a Sample of Enterprises from Southern Europe
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The Covid Tracking Project
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The most complete data abount COVID-19 in US. Daily updates on the latest numbers on tests, confirmed cases, hospitalizations, deaths and patient outcomes from every US state and territory.
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Are COVID Fatalities in the US Higher Than in the EU, and If So, Why?
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COVID-19, Stay-At-Home Orders and Employment: Evidence from CPS Data
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Did California's Shelter-In-Place Order Work? Early Coronavirus-Related Public Health Effects
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Explaining Governors' Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
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Intergenerational Residence Patterns and COVID-19 Fatalities in the EU and the US
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Is the Cure Worse than the Disease? County-Level Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
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The Short-Term Economic Consequences of COVID-19: Exposure to Disease, Remote Work and Government Response
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When Do Shelter-In-Place Orders Fight COVID-19 Best? Policy Heterogeneity across States and Adoption Time
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The Covid19 Impact Survey
Open Data and Surveys Related to COVID-19The Covid19 Impact survey is assessing citizens feedback on four areas related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: social contact behavior, financial impact, working situation and health status. A total of 24 questions cover the areas of demographics, their home situation, social contact behavior, personal economic impact, their workplace situation and their health. The survey was responded to by 156,614 participants between the evening of March 28th and April 2nd, 2020.
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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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Have Girls Been Left behind during the COVID-19 Pandemic? Gender Differences in Pandemic Effects on Children's Mental Wellbeing
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Labour Market Shocks during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Inequalities and Child Outcomes
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Search and Reallocation in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the UK
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Testing the Differential Impact of COVID-19 on Self-Employed Women and Men in the United Kingdom
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Socioeconomic Inequality in Psychological Distress in the UK: An Update
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The Psychological Gains from COVID-19 Vaccination: Who Benefits the Most?
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Unmet Health Care Need and Income-Related Horizontal Equity in Access during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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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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Work, Care and Gender during the COVID-19 Crisis
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Working Parents, Financial Insecurity, and Child-Care: Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19
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