This article examines institutional and cultural determinants of the speed of government responses during the COVID-19 pandemic. We define the speed as the marginal rate of stringency index change. Based on cross-country data, we find that collectivism is associated with higher speed of government response. We also find a moderating role of trust in government, i.e., the association of individualism-collectivism on speed is stronger in countries with higher levels of trust in government. We do not find significant predictive power of democracy, media freedom and power distance on the speed of government responses.

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COVID-19 大流行期间政府反应速度的制度和文化决定因素

本文研究了在 COVID-19 大流行期间政府反应速度的制度和文化决定因素。我们将速度定义为严格指数变化的边际速率。根据跨国数据，我们发现集体主义与更高的政府反应速度有关。我们还发现对政府信任的调节作用，即个人主义-集体主义与速度的关联在对政府信任度较高的国家更强。我们没有发现民主、媒体自由和权力距离对政府反应速度的显着预测能力。