restriction (or punishment) used by presidents when in government. …

We expect effective state institutions to matter in a country's ability to respond to crises. Yet notably in the first … relationships in the cross-country data, drawing on measures of the state, COVID's health impact, and pandemic policy response. In … between state effectiveness and pandemic health outcomes does in fact pertain. Our findings also offer insight into how …

reduces the government's cost of implementing a policy and may also increase the set of feasible policies. Thus, state …This paper explores the link between trust in government, policy-making, and compliance. It focuses on a specific … capacity is greater when citizens trust their government. The paper discusses alternative approaches to modelling the origins …