Assessing the effectiveness of international government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
López-Mendoza, Héctor ; González-Álvarez, María A. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Montañés, Antonio (Universidad de Zaragoza)
Resumen: This paper examines the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical measures adopted by governments to control the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a Panel VAR model for the OECD countries, we test for Granger causality between the 7-day cumulative incidence, mortality rate, and government response indexes. Granger-type statistics reveal evidence that the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the measures taken by governments. However, limited or nonexistent evidence supports the reverse situation. This suggests that government measures were not highly effective in controlling the pandemic. While not implying total ineffectiveness, our results indicate a considerable lack of efficacy, emphasizing a lesson for governments to learn from and correct in preparation for similar events in the future.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101353
Año: 2024
Publicado en: ECONOMICS & HUMAN BIOLOGY 52 (2024), 101353 [12 pp.]
ISSN: 1570-677X
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2020-114646RB-C44
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Área Fund. Análisis Económico (Dpto. Análisis Económico)
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Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101353
Año: 2024
Publicado en: ECONOMICS & HUMAN BIOLOGY 52 (2024), 101353 [12 pp.]
ISSN: 1570-677X
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2020-114646RB-C44
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Área Fund. Análisis Económico (Dpto. Análisis Económico)
You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. You may not use the material for commercial purposes. Exportado de SIDERAL (2024-01-24-15:05:03)
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