How do economic and public finance statuses affect policy responses during a pandemic? - learning from the COVID-19 first wave.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the time of a pandemic, it is typical for public health bodies to collaborate with epidemiologists to design health policies both at national and international levels for controlling the spread. A point largely overlooked in literature is the extent economic capability and public finance status can influence the policy responses of countries during a pandemic situation. This article fills this gap by considering 12 public health and 7 economic measures (i.e., policies) in 200 countries during the COVID-19 first wave, with countries grouped across income categories.

Methods

We apply statistical analysis, inclusive of regression models, to assess the impact of economic capability and public finance status on policy responses. Multiple open-access datasets are use

SUBMITTER: Imam T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9016378 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature