The COVID-19 pandemic was a global crisis whose repercussions are ongoing. On top of illness and death, it led to unprecedented restrictions in countries all over the world – radically changing daily life and creating a huge economic shock. Launched in March 2020, our Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker was and is the authoritative picture of policy responses in every country in the world. Explore the tracker and our other COVID-19 research.
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Detailed record of global COVID-19 policies made permanently available
Our COVID-19 Government Response Tracker - the most comprehensive record of pandemic measures in the world - has published and archived its final dataset and working paper, creating a permanent, freely available, global record of COVID-19 policies.
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Variation in government responses to COVID-19
The Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT) provides a systematic way to track government responses to COVID-19 across countries and sub-national jurisdictions over time. This is version 15 of the working paper.
Adam WadeAnna PetherickBeatriz KiraEmily Cameron-BlakeHelen TatlowJodie ElmsKaitlyn GreenLaura HallasMartina Di FolcoThomas HaleToby PhillipsYuxi ZhangJessica AnaniaBernardo Andretti de MelloNoam AngristRoy BarnesThomas BobyEmily Cameron-Blake Alice CavalieriMartina Di Folco Benjamin EdwardsLucy EllenJody ElmsRodrigo FurstRafael GoldszmidtLaura Hallas Maria LucianoSaptarshi MajumdarThayslene Marques OliveiraRadhika NageshAnnalena PottJulia SampaioSamuel WebsterAndrew WoodHao ZhaYuxi Zhang Will TornessAndrea VaccaroSandhya Laping Nadya Kamenkovich Luyao Ren -
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US state-level OxCGRT reports
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).
Arabella AbadZainab ApalaraKiyomi BoyesIndia ClancyKristian Clausell-MobleyOmkar EkboteKaitlyn GreenMadison HarrisHelene JowSandhya LapingHan NguyenRebeca NievesMorgan O’BrienUrmila PandeyAndressa PenaPhuong PhamSwathi RayasamJordan ShipleyViolet SimpsonAnthony Sudarmawan -
What would a data framework for policy responses to pandemic diseases look like?
This scoping paper discusses how information on government policy responses to pandemic diseases should be collected and analysed to build preparedness.
Thomas HaleAnna PetherickToby PhillipsKaitlyn GreenBernardo AndrettiRodrigo FurstClare WenhamBernardo Andretti di MeloNadezhda KamenkovichToby PhilipsWill TornessSandhya LapingHao ZhaRadhika Nagesh -
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Variation in policy response to COVID-19 across Australian states and territories
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.
Toby PhillipsBen EdwardsRoy BarnesPatrick RehillLucy EllenFiona ZhongAlfie Killigrew Pedro Riquelme Gonzalez Elena SheardRuibiao Zhu -
What have we learned from tracking every government policy on COVID-19 for the past two years?
This paper describes the broad patterns of government responses over the first two years of the pandemic. Understanding what works, and what does not, first requires valid measurement of what governments have and have not done.
Emily Cameron-BlakeHelen TatlowKaitlyn GreenMartina Di FolcoThomas HaleToby PhillipsAnthony SudarmawanHao Zha -
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The importance of students’ socio-emotional learning, mental health, and wellbeing in the time of COVID-19
Louise YorkePauline RoseStephen BayleyDarge Wole MesheshaPaul Ramchandani -
Variation in the Canadian provincial and territorial responses to COVID-19
Emily Cameron-BlakeHelen TatlowThomas HaleAndrew WoodJonathan SmithJulia SawatskyZachary ParsonsKatherine TysonCharles BretonPaisley Sim -
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COVID-19 and disruption of the digital economy: evidence from low and middle-income countries
Karishma BangaDirk Willem te Velde -
Balancing privacy with technology use: lessons from COVID-19
Harshita AgrawalPrakhar MisraAnanth Padmanabhan -
Brazil’s fight against COVID-19: risk, policies, and behaviours
Anna PetherickBeatriz KiraLorena BarberiaRodrigo FurstMaria LucianoSaptarshi MajumdarRafael Goldszmidt -
A sector hanging in the balance: early childhood development and lockdown in South Africa
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Risk of Openness Index: When do government responses need to be increased or maintained?
Anna PetherickBeatriz KiraKaty AymarNoam AngristThomas HaleToby PhillipsSaptarshi MajumdarLaura HallasHelen TatlowEmily Cameron-BlakeSam Webster -
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