Research

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on education globally, with extended school closures posing significant challenges, particularly in Brazil. In this policy brief, we provide policy recommendations and evidence supporting them based on the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Crisis preparation and response is a fundamental responsibility of government. In an era of prolonged, cross-cutting crises, how can lessons from the past help governments prepare?

In light of the ongoing UK COVID-19 enquiry, our report explores the lessons national governments can learn from the pandemic.

An overview of the key policy decisions taken to manage the transmission of COVID-19 and protect public health in 12 US states using data from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT).

This scoping paper discusses how information on government policy responses to pandemic diseases should be collected and analysed to build preparedness.

This paper tracks the evolution of the Indian government policy response to the coronavirus pandemic using data from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, collected for Indian sub-national jurisdictions.

This policy brief, written in March 2020, argues finance (rather than development of new vaccine technology) was likely to be the binding constraint on the timing of broad and equitable global availability of COVID-19 vaccines.

The Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker will continue data collection through the end of 2022, bolstering efforts to prepare for future pandemics.

This working paper provides an overview of the key policy decisions taken to curtail the transmission of COVID-19 and protect public health in the eight Australian states and territories.