Abstract:This study delves into the realm of "political epidemiology" which has gained increasing attention among scholars of political science and public health. It investigates how Covid mortality rate are influenced by macro-systemic political variables such as the level of democracy, systems of internal governance, government effectiveness, and trust in government. Employing multilevel modeling, I analyze countries' trajectories of Covid-19 mortality rates spanning from March 2020 to January 2022. I found that, on … Show more
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