Mask mandates and other lockdown policies reduced the spread of COVID-19 in the US
An earlier mask mandate could have saved thousands of lives. Image: REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Paul Schrimpf
Associate Professor, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia
Hiro Kasahara
Professor, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia
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