Variations in Government Responsiveness: Policy Innovation and Diffusion during the COVID-19 Crisis

• In Event: Political Consequences of COVID in Developing Nations

Brief Overview

Which provinces are most innovative in response to COVID-19? Our paper draws on new data on policy adoption to show that local crisis severity and the characteristics of officials explain provincial policy adoption in China.

Authors

• Jielu Yao, University of Iowa

• Yuehong Tai, University of Iowa

• Elise Pizzi, University of Iowa