Government Effectiveness and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Government Effectiveness and the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI：
10.3390/su13063042
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发表时间：
2021-03-01
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影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Gupta, Rangan
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作者：
Chisadza, Carolyn;Clance, Matthew;Gupta, Rangan
新冠肺炎疫情有可能破坏可持续发展方面取得的进展。这项研究调查了政府应对新冠肺炎大流行政策的有效性，即死亡人数。使用牛津大学新冠肺炎政府响应跟踪器(OxCGRT)数据集，我们发现2020年3月至9月期间全球样本国家的政府响应指数与死亡人数之间存在非线性关联。不那么严格的干预措施会增加死亡人数，而对大流行采取更严厉的应对措施可以降低死亡率。按区域分列的国家样本的结果类似。这些发现可以为政策制定者缓解病毒传播和拯救生命的努力提供信息。
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.