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The Covid-19 Pandemic

Part of the Studies in Public Choice Book Series (volume 42)

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24967-9

ISBN: 978-3-031-24966-2

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland - Springer Journals

Feb 11, 2023

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Introduction

Karadimas, Panagiotis

Pages: 1 –7

[It was constantly claimed that politicians followed science during the Covid-19 pandemic. This suggests that they acted as public-interested individuals who took expert advice to protect public health and to promote the so-called “common good.” Another possible explanation of the pandemic...
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Viral Mitigation: Weak Theoretical Underpinnings

Karadimas, Panagiotis

Pages: 9 –58

[Mitigation measures included primarily lockdowns and masks and, later in the pandemic, mass vaccination. All of them were supposed to eradicate the disease or at least to “flatten the curve.” To stress the need for disease eradication and/or the need for reduced transmission rates, three...
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The World Stampeded: From Mass Hysteria to Prolonged Mass Hysteria

Karadimas, Panagiotis

Pages: 59 –70

[During the Covid-19 pandemic, people were constantly under the delusion of an exaggerated threat. When Sars-Cov-2 started circulating, the public was inundated with warnings (primarily due to media coverage) that serious disease and death are around the corner, and mass hysteria was ignited. The...
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Tradeoffs and Knock-On Effects

Karadimas, Panagiotis

Pages: 71 –95

[Apart from failing to tackle the pandemic, lockdowns caused serious side effects. In fact, policy makers did not take into account the fundamental tradeoff between the lives that are threatened by the mitigation measures and the lives that are threatened by the virus and claimed that the...
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Public Choice Theory: An Explanation of the Pandemic Policy Responses

Karadimas, Panagiotis

Pages: 97 –132

[Public choice theory suggests that the pandemic policy responses were in fact the result of politicians’ and bureaucrats’ ambition to pursue their own interest. The main target of politicians during the Covid-19 pandemic was the one that politicians typically aim at, i.e., to maximize votes....
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Epilogue

Karadimas, Panagiotis

Pages: 133 –134

[The evidence is overwhelming in favor of the public choice explanation of the pandemic decision-making while simultaneously refuting all the public-interest claims thereof. The theoretical presuppositions upon which public choice theory relies are more robust than the ones of public-interest...

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