Efficiency of government policy during the COVID-19 pandemic

被引:4
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作者
Delis, Manthos D. [1 ]
Iosifidi, Maria [2 ]
Tasiou, Menelaos [3 ]
机构
[1] Audencia Business Sch, Rte Joneliere, F-44300 Nantes, France
[2] Montpellier Business Sch, 2300 Ave Moulins, F-34080 Montpellier, France
[3] Univ Portsmouth, Richmond Bldg,Portland St, Portsmouth PO1 3DE, England
关键词
Frontier methods; Government efficiency; COVID-19; pandemic; Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker; Determinants of efficiency; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DEA; MODELS;
D O I
10.1007/s10479-023-05364-9
中图分类号
C93 [管理学]; O22 [运筹学];
学科分类号
070105 ; 12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
We introduce country-month indices of efficiency of government policy in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Our indices cover 81 countries and the period from May 2020 to November 2021. Our framework assumes that governments impose stringent policies (listed in the Oxford COVID-19 Containment and Health Index) with the single goal of saving lives. We find that positive and significant correlates of our new indices are institutions, democratic principles, political stability, trust, high public spending in health, female participation in the workplace, and economic equality. Within the efficient jurisdictions, the most efficient ones are those with cultural characteristics of high patience.
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页码:1287 / 1312
页数:26
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