Disease and democracy: political regimes and countries responsiveness to COVID-19

A widely held belief is that autocratic governments have been more effective in reducing the movement of people to curb the spread of COVID-19. Using daily information on lockdown measures and geographic mobility across more than 130 countries, we find that autocratic regimes have indeed imposed mor...

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Main Authors: Chen, C, Frey, CB, Presidente, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023