A Few Good Masks : Evidence from Mask Manufacturing in Rwanda during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Did increases in mask supply slow the spread of COVID-19 Rwanda licensed and incentivized textile manufacturers to produce high-quality masks at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper exploits spatial variation in exposure to mask manufactu...

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Main Authors:	Byrne, Kieran, Kondylis, Florence, Loeser, John, Mukama, Denis
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INDUSTRY CORONAVIRUS MASK MANUFACTURING MASK QUALITY STUDY MASK ACCESS STUDY STRICT MASK ENFORCEMENT DATA TEXTILE INDUSTRY RESPONSE TO COVID-19 MASK EFFECTIVENESS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099716204042210015/IDU05c9e060d0a9560467108de80f629ad1a8e0f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37278

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spelling	okr-10986-372782022-04-09T05:10:31Z A Few Good Masks : Evidence from Mask Manufacturing in Rwanda during the COVID-19 Pandemic Byrne, Kieran Kondylis, Florence Loeser, John Mukama, Denis COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INDUSTRY CORONAVIRUS MASK MANUFACTURING MASK QUALITY STUDY MASK ACCESS STUDY STRICT MASK ENFORCEMENT DATA TEXTILE INDUSTRY RESPONSE TO COVID-19 MASK EFFECTIVENESS Did increases in mask supply slow the spread of COVID-19 Rwanda licensed and incentivized textile manufacturers to produce high-quality masks at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper exploits spatial variation in exposure to mask manufacturing through textile trade networks within an event-study design using receipt-level tax data. Licensing domestic mask manufacturers conservatively reduced mask prices by 8.8% and reduced monthly growth in COVID-19 infections (proxied by demand for anti-fever medicine) by 12%. The dynamics of the results suggest that increased mask quality explains reduced infections, in a context where there was strict enforcement of mask mandates and informal markets for masks. 2022-04-08T14:01:46Z 2022-04-08T14:01:46Z 2022-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099716204042210015/IDU05c9e060d0a9560467108de80f629ad1a8e0f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37278 English Policy Research Working Paper;9993 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Rwanda
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topic	COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INDUSTRY CORONAVIRUS MASK MANUFACTURING MASK QUALITY STUDY MASK ACCESS STUDY STRICT MASK ENFORCEMENT DATA TEXTILE INDUSTRY RESPONSE TO COVID-19 MASK EFFECTIVENESS
spellingShingle	COVID-19 PANDEMIC. INDUSTRY CORONAVIRUS MASK MANUFACTURING MASK QUALITY STUDY MASK ACCESS STUDY STRICT MASK ENFORCEMENT DATA TEXTILE INDUSTRY RESPONSE TO COVID-19 MASK EFFECTIVENESS Byrne, Kieran Kondylis, Florence Loeser, John Mukama, Denis A Few Good Masks : Evidence from Mask Manufacturing in Rwanda during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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description	Did increases in mask supply slow the spread of COVID-19 Rwanda licensed and incentivized textile manufacturers to produce high-quality masks at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper exploits spatial variation in exposure to mask manufacturing through textile trade networks within an event-study design using receipt-level tax data. Licensing domestic mask manufacturers conservatively reduced mask prices by 8.8% and reduced monthly growth in COVID-19 infections (proxied by demand for anti-fever medicine) by 12%. The dynamics of the results suggest that increased mask quality explains reduced infections, in a context where there was strict enforcement of mask mandates and informal markets for masks.
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author	Byrne, Kieran Kondylis, Florence Loeser, John Mukama, Denis
author_facet	Byrne, Kieran Kondylis, Florence Loeser, John Mukama, Denis
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title	A Few Good Masks : Evidence from Mask Manufacturing in Rwanda during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short	A Few Good Masks : Evidence from Mask Manufacturing in Rwanda during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full	A Few Good Masks : Evidence from Mask Manufacturing in Rwanda during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_fullStr	A Few Good Masks : Evidence from Mask Manufacturing in Rwanda during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed	A Few Good Masks : Evidence from Mask Manufacturing in Rwanda during the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_sort	few good masks : evidence from mask manufacturing in rwanda during the covid-19 pandemic
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2022
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099716204042210015/IDU05c9e060d0a9560467108de80f629ad1a8e0f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37278
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A Few Good Masks : Evidence from Mask Manufacturing in Rwanda during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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