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What motivates non-democratic leadership: Evidence from COVID-19 reopenings in China.
Fisman, Raymond; Lin, Hui; Sun, Cong; Wang, Yongxiang; Zhao, Daxuan.
  • Fisman R; Economics Department, Boston University, Room 304A, Boston, MA 02215, United States.
  • Lin H; Finance Department, School of Business, Nanjing University, Anzhong Building, 210093 Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
  • Sun C; School of Urban and Regional Science, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China.
  • Wang Y; School of Management and Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China.
  • Zhao D; Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China.
J Public Econ ; 196: 104389, 2021 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1144843
ABSTRACT
We examine Chinese cities' COVID-19 reopening plans as a window into governments' economic and social priorities. We measure reopenings based on official government news announcements, and show that these are predicted by citizen discontent, as captured by Baidu searches for terms such as "unemployment" and "protest" in the prior week. The effects are particularly strong early in the epidemic, indicating a priority on initiating economic recovery as early as possible. These results indicate that even a non-democratic government may respond to citizen concerns, possibly to minimize dissent.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: J Public Econ Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.jpubeco.2021.104389

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: J Public Econ Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.jpubeco.2021.104389