The influence of democracy, governance and government policies on the Covid‐19 pandemic mortality

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ID13105076
AuthorsUwe Wagschal (0000-0002-6694-232X, University of Freiburg, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume8
Issue2
Pages231-247
Publication date2022-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Policy Analysis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2380-6567 • E-ISSN: 2380-6567
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/epa2.1146
PMID35937045
OpenAlexW4280533923
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited15

The paper analyses the determinants of mortality during the Corona pandemic. In a first step, possible causes are subjected to a global comparison.The focus is on political, institutional, economic, demographic and health policy factors. It is shown that, contrary to the assumption, democratic countries have a higher Covid-19 mortality. In a second step, the developed democracies are then analysed to explain this puzzle. Here, more detailed information is used than in the global comparison. It turns out that, measured by the Oxford Stringency Index, government action has been largely unsuccessful. Also, the party-political composition of the government does not play a role.The most important factors are a country's governance structures, the level of corona incidence, a country's burden of high-risk patients and its health system. In addition, cultural factors and the vaccination rate seem to have an influence on mortality

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Corporate governance · Democracy · Development economics · Disease · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Index (typography · Pandemic · Political economy · Political science · Politics · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Medicine

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