TABLE 3.
A summary of measures used
| Variables | Measurement (Source) | Indicators | Scales/Coding |
|---|---|---|---|
| State responsiveness | SR Index (Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford) | Closing of schools | Ordinal scale (0–3) and binary for geographic scope (0–1) |
| Closing of workplace | |||
| Cancellation of public events | |||
| Restriction on gatherings | |||
| Closing of public transportation | |||
|
Staying at home Requirements | |||
|
Restrictions on internal movement | |||
| Control on international travels | |||
| Citizen Community responsiveness | CR Index (Apple Mobility Trends report) | Amount of walking by citizen | Ratio |
| Amount of driving by citizen | Ratio | ||
| Pandemic Growth | PG (World Health Organization) | Daily moving average of infected rates | Ratio |
| Control variables | |||
| Geographic features | PD (Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank) | midyear population per square kilometres | Ratio |
| Health infrastructure | HB (World Health Organization) | Inpatient beds | Ratio |
| Tourism | InT (World Tourism Organization, Compendium of Tourism Statistics, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics) | Number of tourist arrivals by air or tourists staying at hotels | Ratio |
| OuT (World Tourism Organization, Compendium of Tourism Statistics, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics) | Number of tourist departures | ||
| Age‐structure of population | % WP (World Bank estimates) | Proportion of dependents per 100 working‐age population | Ratio |
| % YP (World Bank estimates) | Proportion of population between 0–14 years to total population | ||
| % AP (World Bank estimates) | Proportion of population between 15–64 years to total population | ||
| Infection testing policies of country | TEST (Our World in Data) | Total number of tests per thousand people | Ratio |