10 May 2020 – Policy Brief
Financial and legal protections for affected individuals are necessary for a successful Test-Isolate-Trace-Quarantine (TITQ) strategy.
Executive summary
Testing and quarantining both have private as well as social costs and benefits. This note explains these trade-offs and derives implications for (a) the mechanism to allocate the costs of testing, and (b) the provision of income for those confined to quarantine. As a unified TITQ strategy is in the public interest also for economic reasons, the federal government could act as a single payer. Moreoever, individuals confined to quarantine need to be financially and legally protected to strengthen compliance with the measures.
Date of request:
Date of response: 10/5/2020
In response to request from: NCS-TF
Comment on planned updates:
Expert groups and individuals involved: Economics
Contact persons: Monika.Buetler@unisg.ch (inputs by economics and other expert groups)