Effects of transport-related COVID-19 policy measures: A case study of six developed countries

Junyi Zhang, Runsen Zhang, Hongxiang Ding, Shuangjin Li, Rui Liu, Shuang Ma, Baoxin Zhai, Saori Kashima and Yoshitsugu Hayashi

Transport Policy, 2021, vol. 110, issue C, 37-57

Abstract: This study attempts to provide scientifically-sound evidence for designing more effective COVID-19 policies in the transport and public health sectors by comparing 418 policy measures (244 are transport measures) taken in different months of 2020 in Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the UK, and the US. The effectiveness of each policy is measured using nine indicators of infections and mobilities corresponding to three periods (i.e., one week, two weeks, and one month) before and after policy implementation. All policy measures are categorized based on the PASS approach (P: prepare-protect-provide; A: avoid-adjust; S: shift-share; S: substitute-stop). First, policy effectiveness is compared between policies, between countries, and over time. Second, a dynamic Bayesian multilevel generalized structural equation model is developed to represent dynamic cause-effect relationships between policymaking, its influencing factors and its consequences, within a unified research framework. Third, major policy measures in the six countries are compared. Finally, findings for policymakers are summarized and extensively discussed.

Keywords: COVID-19; Policymaking; Transport sector; Public health; PASS approach; Multilevel modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.05.013

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