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How Does Globalisation Affect COVID-19 Responses?

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  • Steve J. Bickley
  • Ho Fai Chan
  • Ahmed Skali
  • David Stadelmann
  • Benno Torgler

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This paper examines the effects of globalisation on the pace of governments implementing international travel restrictions during the recent coronavirus pandemic. We find that more globalised countries experienced a longer delay in implementing international travel restriction policies with respect to the date of the first confirmed COVID-19 case. We also find that informational (a subcomponent of social globalisation) and political globalisation have the strongest effects on the observed delays in implementing international travel restriction policies in more globalised countries. Lastly, we do not find evidence that more globalised countries are more likely to adopt a more restrictive international travel policy as the first response to the pandemic. These findings highlight the dynamic relationship between globalisation and protectionism when governments respond to significant global events such as a public health crisis.

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  • Steve J. Bickley & Ho Fai Chan & Ahmed Skali & David Stadelmann & Benno Torgler, 2020. "How Does Globalisation Affect COVID-19 Responses?," CREMA Working Paper Series 2020-12, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA).
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    1. Vijay Kumar & Hammam Alshazly & Sahar Ahmed Idris & Sami Bourouis, 2021. "Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 on Society, Environment, Economy, and Education," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-21, December.
    2. Vincenzo Alfano & Salvatore Ercolano, 2022. "Stay at Home! Governance Quality and Effectiveness of Lockdown," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 159(1), pages 101-123, January.
    3. Steve J. Bickley & Alison Macintyre & Benno Torgler, 2021. "Safety in Smart, Livable Cities: Acknowledging the Human Factor," CREMA Working Paper Series 2021-17, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA).

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    Keywords

    Coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; Travel Restriction; Border Closure; Health Screening; Policy Analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • F50 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - General
    • F60 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - General
    • F68 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Policy

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