Institutional and cultural determinants of speed of government responses during COVID-19 pandemic

Diqiang Chen, Diefeng Peng, Marc Oliver Rieger () and Mei Wang
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Diqiang Chen: Central South University
Diefeng Peng: Central South University
Marc Oliver Rieger: University of Trier
Mei Wang: WHU-Otto-Beisheim School of Management

Palgrave Communications, 2021, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract This article examines institutional and cultural determinants of the speed of government responses during the COVID-19 pandemic. We define the speed as the marginal rate of stringency index change. Based on cross-country data, we find that collectivism is associated with higher speed of government response. We also find a moderating role of trust in government, i.e., the association of individualism-collectivism on speed is stronger in countries with higher levels of trust in government. We do not find significant predictive power of democracy, media freedom and power distance on the speed of government responses.

Date: 2021
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