Purpose Early evidence suggests that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused a sharp deterioration in fiscal accounts worldwide. This paper empirically assesses the impact of previous pandemics and epidemics. Design/methodology/approach Using large sample 170 countries from 2000 to 2018, this study relies on Jordà's (2005) local projection method trace pandemics' short- medium-term dynamic s...

Public sector innovation is about finding new and better ways to achieve positive public outcomes. The increased complexity of the challenges faced by governments has made enhancing innovative capacity systems an imperative. But for approaches or solutions create lasting impact, they must be embedded as part existing systems. In same way, a sector’s innovate depends on whether in functions mech...

Governments can play great roles in their countries, regions, and cities; facilitating or leading the resolution of festering problems and opening new pathways for progress. Examples are more numerous than one might imagine and raise an important question: How do governments get great? This paper identifies ten cases of great governments to answer four dimensions of this question: What kinds of...