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Title: | Effectiveness of government policies in response to the first COVID-19 outbreak |
Authors: | Dergiades, Theologos Milas, Costas Mossialos, Elias Panagiotidis, Theodore |
Editors: | Farooqui, Habib Hasan |
Type: | Article |
Subjects: | FRASCATI::Social sciences::Economics and Business::Econometrics FRASCATI::Social sciences::Economics and Business::Economics |
Keywords: | COVID 19 Death rates School closures Pandemics Social distancing Virus testing Epidemiology Econometrics |
Issue Date: | 2022 |
Publisher: | plos |
Source: | PLOS Global Public Health |
Volume: | 2 |
Issue: | 4 |
First Page: | e0000242 |
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. |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000242 https://ruomo.lib.uom.gr/handle/7000/1701 |
ISSN: | 2767-3375 |
Other Identifiers: | 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000242 |
Appears in Collections: | Department of International and European Studies |
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