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ArticleAdvanced theory and simulations2022

Impacts of Export Restrictions on the Global Personal Protective Equipment Trade Network During COVID-19.

Yang Ye, Qingpeng Zhang, Zhidong Cao, Frank Youhua Chen, Houmin Yan, H Eugene Stanley, Daniel Dajun Zeng

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Article in Advanced theory and simulations, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Data science approaches to confronting the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review.Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2022
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Yang YeSchool of Data Science City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China.
Qingpeng ZhangSchool of Data Science City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6819-0686
Zhidong CaoThe State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automation Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100864 China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5936-6822
Frank Youhua ChenDepartment of Management Sciences, College of Business City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4707-9361
Houmin YanDepartment of Management Sciences, College of Business City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6156-1467
H Eugene StanleyDepartment of Physics Boston University Boston MA 02215 USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2800-4495
Daniel Dajun ZengThe State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automation Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100864 China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9046-222X

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a dramatic surge in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) worldwide. Many countries have imposed export restrictions on PPE to ensure the sufficient domestic supply. The surging demand and export restrictions cause shortage contagions on the global PPE trade network. Here, an integrated network model is developed, which integrates a metapopulation model and a threshold model, to investigate the shortage contagion patterns. The metapopulation model captures disease contagion across countries. The threshold model captures the shortage contagion on the global PPE trade network. Due to the Pareto distribution in global exports, the shortage contagion pattern is mainly determined by the export restriction policies of the top exporters. Export restrictions exacerbate the shortages of PPE and cause the shortage contagion to transmit even faster than the disease contagion. To some extent, export restrictions can provide benefits for self-sufficient countries, at the sacrifice of immediate economic shocks at not-self-sufficient countries. With export restrictions, a large amount of PPE is hoarded instead of being distributed to where it is most needed, particularly at the early stage. Cooperation between countries plays an essential role in preventing global shortages of PPE regardless of the production level. Except for promoting global cooperation, governments and international organizations should take actions to reduce supply chain barriers and work together to increase global PPE production.

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coronavirus disease 2019export restrictionsnetworkpersonal protective equipmentsevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

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PMID35441123
PMCPMC9011758

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