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.

摘要

在美国，针对COVID-19大流行的地方政策已被政治化。从2020年3月至2020年6月在美国各州颁布并取消在家常待命命令时进行生存分析。结果显示，危机前的社会安全网保护（带薪病假，扩大的医疗补助健康保险，更高的州/州）之间存在紧密的联系。最低工资，更高的福利）和危机政策应对措施–国家是否提前关闭，然后重新开放。由共和党控制的各州后来施加了全屋服务命令，并较早重新开放。这项比较政策研究表明，提供社会安全网保护是对公共卫生的政策补充。