Policy Design for COVID-19: Worldwide Evidence on the Efficacies of Early Mask Mandates and Other Policy Interventions

被引:35
作者
An, Brian Y. [1 ]
Porcher, Simon [2 ,3 ]
Tang, Shui-Yan [4 ,5 ]
Kim, Eunji Emily [1 ]
机构
[1] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Publ Policy, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
[2] Univ Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne, Sorbonne Busiress Sch, Management, Paris, France
[3] Univ Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne, Sorbonne Busiress Sch, IAE Paris, Paris, France
[4] Univ Southern Calif, Sol Price Sch Publ Policy, Publ Adm, Los Angeles, CA 90007 USA
[5] Univ Southern Calif, Sol Price Sch Publ Policy, Dept Goverrarce & Management, Los Angeles, CA 90007 USA
关键词
MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY; GOVERNMENT; GUIDE;
D O I
10.1111/puar.13426
中图分类号
C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ; 1204 ; 120401 ;
摘要
To understand the extent to which a policy instrument's early adoption is crucial in crisis management, we leverage unique worldwide data that record the daily evolution of policy mandate adoptions and COVID-19 infection and mortality rates. The analysis shows that the mask mandate is consistently associated with lower infection rates in the short term, and its early adoption boosts the long-term efficacy. By contrast, the other five policy instruments-domestic lockdowns, international travel bans, mass gathering bans, and restaurant and school closures-show weaker efficacy. Governments prepared for a public health crisis with stronger resilience or capacity and those with stronger collectivist cultures were quicker to adopt nationwide mask mandates. From a policy design perspective, policymakers must avoid overreacting with less effective instruments and underreacting with more effective ones during uncertain times, especially when interventions differ in efficacy and cost.
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页码:1157 / 1182
页数:26
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