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Government Effectiveness and the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Carolyn Chisadza

    (Department of Economics, Hatfield Campus, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Matthew Clance

    (Department of Economics, Hatfield Campus, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Rangan Gupta

    (Department of Economics, Hatfield Campus, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to derail progress achieved in sustainable development. This study investigates the effectiveness of government policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, namely the number of deaths. Using the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) dataset for a global sample of countries between March and September 2020, we find a non-linear association between government response indices and the number of deaths. Less stringent interventions increase the number of deaths, whereas more severe responses to the pandemic can lower fatalities. The outcomes are similar for a sample of countries disaggregated by regions. These findings can be informative for policymakers in their efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus and save lives.

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  • Carolyn Chisadza & Matthew Clance & Rangan Gupta, 2021. "Government Effectiveness and the COVID-19 Pandemic," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-15, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:6:p:3042-:d:514489
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    Keywords

    COVID-19 pandemic; OxCGRT; policies;
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    JEL classification:

    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • O50 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - General

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