article summarizes key characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic that should be incorporated in economics and health policy … analyses. We then review the literature on the importance of public health measures, including taking early, targeted, and … term, addressing misallocation of health resources and improving health governance are critical. Drawing on evidence from …

public health or medicine. To investigate the effects of officials' professionalism on their response to and performance in …-related policy measures, and health outcomes. We show that, on average, cities whose top officials had public health or …

integrating early, targeted and coordinated public health measures with more equitable social policy, and with health care policy … that realigns incentives of the major players in the health care market. Drawing on evidence from past and present … epidemics as well as comparing variations in response to the current health emergency between China, the U.S. and beyond, we …