The Interplay of Policy, Institutions, and Culture in the Time of Covid-19 (English)

Leveraging data in 147 countries from the Johns Hopkins University, the World Bank, and other sources, we investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic spread and how the mortality rates are associated with preexisting vulnerabilities, the government’s mobility restriction policy, institutions (democracy), and culture (i.e., trust and individualistic culture). While delay in domestic mobility restrictions is not significantly associated with pandemic outcomes...

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Fang,Sheng;

Peng,Mike W.;

Xu,Lixin;

Yi,Yuanyuan;
Document Date
2020/11/06
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9470
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2020/11/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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The Interplay of Policy, Institutions, and Culture in the Time of Covid-19
Keywords
pandemic spread

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Fang,Sheng; Peng,Mike W.; Xu,Lixin; Yi,Yuanyuan.

The Interplay of Policy, Institutions, and Culture in the Time of Covid-19 (English). COVID-19 (Coronavirus)|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9470 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/372411604669851394

The Interplay of Policy, Institutions, and Culture in the Time of Covid-19 (English)

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