The equity–efficiency trade-off and the intensity of COVID-19 pandemic government responses: evidence from US states

Konstantinos Christopoulos, Konstantinos Eleftheriou and Peter Nijkamp

Regional Studies, 2024, vol. 58, issue 2, 350-364

Abstract: The relation between equity and efficiency remains at the heart of regional policy. This study captures the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic government responses on the above-mentioned relation. To do so, we employ cross-sectional data from US states for 2020 and a spatial econometric model specification in the context of Corona policy effects. We find an inverted-‘U’ relationship between inequality and efficiency. Additionally, the effect of the intensity of government responses to COVID-19 on the equity–efficiency relation depends on the state’s per capita gross domestic product (GDP) levels.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2023.2207588

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