Abstract
Sub-national policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have been politicized in the US. Survival analysis was run on when stay-at-home orders were enacted and lifted across US states from March to June 2020. Results show a strong linkage between pre-crisis social safety net protections (paid sick leave, expanded Medicaid Health Insurance, higher state minimum wage, higher welfare benefits) and crisis policy response–whether a state shuts down earlier and reopens later. Republican-controlled states imposed stay-at-home orders later and reopened sooner. This comparative policy research shows that providing social safety net protections is a policy complement to public health.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 176-190 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2021 |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Sociology and Political Science
- Public Administration
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