The Impact of China's Paired Assistance Policy on the COVID-19 Crisis—An Empirical Case Study of Hubei Province

Rui Huang; Xiantao Yao; Zhishan Chen; Wan Li; Haobo Yan

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.885852

Frontiers in Public Health (May 2022)

The Impact of China's Paired Assistance Policy on the COVID-19 Crisis—An Empirical Case Study of Hubei Province

Rui Huang,
Xiantao Yao,
Zhishan Chen,
Wan Li,
Haobo Yan

Affiliations

Rui Huang: Department of Management, School of Management, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China
Xiantao Yao: Puxin Education and Technology Group, Beijing, China
Zhishan Chen: Department of Environment and Nature Resources, School of Environment and Nature Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
Wan Li: Department of Management, School of Management, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China
Haobo Yan: Department of Applied Economics, School of Applied Economics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.885852
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

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To control the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), China implemented the Paired Assistance Policy (PAP). Local responders in 16 cities in Hubei Province were paired with expert teams from 19 provinces and municipalities. Fully supported by the country's top-down political system, PAP played a significant role in alleviating the COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei Province and China as a whole. In this study, we examined PAP using a two-way fixed effects model with the cumulative number of medical support personnel and cumulative duration as measurements. The results show personnel and material support played an active role in the nation's response to the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Published in Frontiers in Public Health

ISSN: 2296-2565 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health

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