Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/216618 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 8222
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
In this paper we confront the role the EU traditionally plays in the domain of health with the urgent need for collective action triggered by the corona virus pandemic. In the face of such a crisis, we argue that the joint procurement, stockpiling and allocation of medical countermeasures is a key component of true European solidarity, besides maintaining the integrity of the Single Market. We present the first results of a survey experiment taken before the current crisis on citizens' attitudes towards centralizing at the EU level of policies to combat infectious diseases, which indicates considerable support. We conclude that a more robust policy framework with substantial centralization of procurement, stockpiling and allocation is warranted.
Subjects: 
Covid-19
medicines
European Union
centralization
JEL: 
I10
I18
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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