COVID-19 Impacts and Responses: The Role of the National Governments and International Organizations

44 Pages Posted: 27 Oct 2020

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Soheil Shayegh

RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economy and the Environment (EIEE)

Federico Crippa

Northwestern University - Department of Economics

Shouro Dasgupta

Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)

Date Written: October 21, 2020

Abstract

We report the results of an international survey of 856 respondents from 55 countries which was conducted between late March and mid-April 2020, on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the social protection policies on people’s lives and livelihood, their perception of the effectiveness of such policies, and their concerns in the context of other global challenges. Our findings indicate that most people believe that their national government is more responsible than international organizations in (mis-)handling of the pandemic crisis. Subsequently, in most countries the approval rating of the WHO’s performance is higher than the national government. However, there are significant discrepancies between countries, countries with stricter containment policies seem to enjoy more favorable approval from their citizens while the performance of WHO is considered better than the national government in places with less restrictive policies. We also find that climate change, public health, and education are at the top of the list of the concerns shared by the survey participants. This highlights the need for the international community to prepare a more comprehensive, inclusive, and coordinated response plan for dealing with upcoming climate change emergencies.

Keywords: COVID-19, Public Health Policy, Governance, Performance, International Organizations

JEL Classification: F53,H12

Suggested Citation

Shayegh, Soheil and Crippa, Federico and Dasgupta, Shouro, COVID-19 Impacts and Responses: The Role of the National Governments and International Organizations (October 21, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3716100 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3716100

Soheil Shayegh (Contact Author)

RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economy and the Environment (EIEE) ( email )

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Federico Crippa

Northwestern University - Department of Economics ( email )

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United States

Shouro Dasgupta

Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) ( email )

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