Print Email Facebook Twitter “Measuring the Mix” of Policy Responses to COVID-19 Title “Measuring the Mix” of Policy Responses to COVID-19: Comparative Policy Analysis Using Topic Modelling Author Goyal, N. (TU Delft Organisation & Governance) Howlett, Michael (Simon Fraser University) Date 2021 Abstract Although understanding initial responses to a crisis such as COVID-19 is important, existing research on the topic has not been systematically comparative. This study uses topic modeling to inductively analyze over 13,000 COVID-19 policies worldwide. This technique enables the COVID-19 policy mixes to be characterized and their cross-country variation to be compared. Significant variation was found in the intensity, density, and balance of policy mixes adopted across countries, over time, and by level of government. This study advances research on policy responses to the pandemic, specifically, and the operationalization of policy mixes, more generally. Subject comparative policy analysisCOVID-19machine learningpolicy designpolicy mixestopic modeling To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:dd5f8bb8-c2db-4921-940a-97ee4897406d DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2021.1880872 ISSN 1387-6988 Source Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 23 (2), 250-261 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2021 N. Goyal, Michael Howlett Files PDF Measuring_the_Mix_of_Poli ... elling.pdf 1.63 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:dd5f8bb8-c2db-4921-940a-97ee4897406d/datastream/OBJ/view