Effectiveness of government policies in response to the first COVID-19 outbreak.

Dergiades, Theologos, Milas, Costas ORCID: 0000-0002-9789-384X, Mossialos, Elias ORCID: 0000-0001-8664-9297 and Panagiotidis, Theodore ORCID: 0000-0002-5328-3054 (2022) Effectiveness of government policies in response to the first COVID-19 outbreak. PLOS global public health, 2 (4). e0000242-.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000242

Abstract

This paper assesses the quantitative impact of government interventions on deaths related to the first COVID-19 outbreak. Using daily data for 32 countries and relying on the stringency of the conducted policies, we find that the greater the strength of government interventions at an early stage, the more effective these are in slowing down or reversing the growth rate of deaths. School closures have a significant impact on reducing the growth rate of deaths, which is less powerful compared to the case where a number of policy interventions are combined together. These results can be informative for governments in responding to future pandemics.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Source info: Dergiades T, Milas C, Mossialos E, Panagiotidis T (2022). Effectiveness of government policies in response to the first COVID-19 outbreak. PLOS Global Public Health 2(4): e0000242. Available from: https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0000242
Uncontrolled Keywords:	COVID-19, OxCGRT index, Effectiveness of Government Responses, Excess Mortality
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Management
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	14 Apr 2022 09:07
Last Modified:	15 Mar 2024 20:44
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pgph.0000242
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3152907