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. 2025 Mar 15;16(1):5–81. doi: 10.1007/s13209-025-00305-0

Table 6.

Calibration summary

Parameter Source Value | Description
αgj Thissen et al. (2019) Share of sector j in total consumption expenditure in location g
γgj Thissen et al. (2019) Share of value added in gross output
γgkj Thissen et al. (2019) Input–output coefficients
θj,Θj Thissen et al. (2019) and Persyn et al. (2020) Gravity equation estimation
Λg Dingel and Neiman (2020) Estimated using data on who can work from home and trade shares
κ Eichenbaum et al. (2021) 0.17 | Average infection rate related to work
ϕ Fernández-Villaverde and Jones (2022) 0.125 | Average infections per period. Then 1/ϕ=8 days
ξ Fernández-Villaverde and Jones (2022) 0.143 | Average number of days to resolve. Then, 1/ξ=7 days
δ Fernández-Villaverde and Jones (2022) 0.01 | Average fatality rate
λg Direct data on vaccinations Estimated by regions
αV Several sources 0.159 | Evidence on vaccine effectiveness
αC Several sources 0.168 | Evidence on reinfection rates
ρg Fernández-Villaverde and Jones (2022) Time varying infection rate calibrated as a residual using the model