Journal article
A global panel database of pandemic policies (Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker)
- Abstract:
- COVID-19 has prompted unprecedented government action around the world. We introduce the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT), a dataset that addresses the need for continuously updated, readily usable and comparable information on policy measures. From 1 January 2020, the data capture government policies related to closure and containment, health and economic policy for more than 180 countries, plus several countries' subnational jurisdictions. Policy responses are recorded on ordinal or continuous scales for 19 policy areas, capturing variation in degree of response. We present two motivating applications of the data, highlighting patterns in the timing of policy adoption and subsequent policy easing and reimposition, and illustrating how the data can be combined with behavioural and epidemiological indicators. This database enables researchers and policymakers to explore the empirical effects of policy responses on the spread of COVID-19 cases and deaths, as well as on economic and social welfare.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1038/s41562-021-01079-8
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- Publisher:
- Springer Nature
- Journal:
- Nature Human Behaviour More from this journal
- Volume:
- 5
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 529-538
- Publication date:
- 2021-03-08
- Acceptance date:
- 2021-02-15
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2397-3374
- ISSN:
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2397-3374
- Pmid:
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33686204
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1168228
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pubs:1168228
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- Copyright holder:
- Hale et al
- Copyright date:
- 2021
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- © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited 2021
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Springer Nature at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01079-8. Please note: the final 2 paragraphs of the section 'Data collection methods' were substantively updated prior to publication of the article.
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