@techreport{9c91bc80fe404853a60cbe5aac9b9dda,
title = "A Reply to “Comment on {\textquoteleft}A Literature Meta-Analysis of The Effects of Lockdowns on Covid-19 Mortality{\textquoteright}”",
abstract = "In our meta-study from 2022, “A Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Lockdowns on COVID-19 Mortality – II,” we find that the effect of lockdowns—also referred to as {\textquoteleft}Covid restrictions,{\textquoteright} {\textquoteleft}social distancing measures,{\textquoteright} etc.—on mortality was negligible. The first version of our meta-study received criticism from Banholzer, et al. (2022). The authors raised “concerns regarding the subject and conduct” of our meta-analysis. In this reply we respond to these objections. We demonstrate that the criticism brought forward by Banholzer et al. (2022) lacks a solid foundation, focuses at best on ancillary issues, and generally misses the entire point of our research. In short, Banholzer, et al.{\textquoteright}s comments are immaterial and irrelevant. ",
author = "Jonas Herby and Lars Jonung and Hanke, {Steve H.}",
year = "2023",
language = "English",
series = "Studies in Applied Economics",
publisher = "The Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise",
number = "SAE 2023:237",
pages = "1--12",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "The Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise",
}