CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2022
| Author | Timur Naushirvanov |
|---|---|
| Title | Testing during the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Government Policies Changed our Behaviour |
| Summary | Improving healthcare systems is one of the key policy priorities for governments around the world, and medical testing is an integral part of building a well-working healthcare system. As the COVID-19 pandemic showed, possible testing policies can vary from country to country: in Austria, especially in Vienna, it was widely accessible and free of charge, while in Switzerland, for a long period of time, it was the opposite. As a result, these different approaches could lead to differences in people’s response in mobility and social activity. The purpose of this thesis is to understand the impact of varying testing policies on human behaviour, and more specifically, on humans’ social activities. To do so, I apply statistical analysis and investigate this relationship during the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria, Denmark, and Switzerland. My results suggest that government policies promoting widespread and accessible testing may to some extent prevent a reduction in the level of social engagement and help to decrease the associated costs of testing. This knowledge may further help policy-makers with formulating testing policies in similar situations, as well as researchers with understanding the human behavioural response to different testing policies. |
| Supervisor | Murugesan, Anand |
| Department | Public Policy MPA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2022/naushirvanov_timur.pdf |
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