Chris Ruhm
chrisruhm.bsky.social
Chris Ruhm
@chrisruhm.bsky.social
Economics from the head and the heart.
It's good to know the extent of my economic expertise!
March 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,138,081!
September 19, 2024 at 8:12 PM
4/ there would have been 271 and 447 thousand fewer deaths than if all states had restrictions similar to the 10 least restrictive states. Behavior changes probably played an important explanatory role.
July 26, 2024 at 3:51 PM
3/ restrictions, covering: activity limitations, mask requirements or prohibitions, & vaccine requirement or prohibitions.

Key findings are that if all states had adopted restrictions similar to the 10 most restrictive states, there would have been 271 and 447 thousand fewer deaths
July 26, 2024 at 3:50 PM