Covid-19: US and EU, Why the Outbreak Could Induce an Institutional Evolution

Abstract

The Covid-19 outbreak is challenging institutions as well within the United States and in the European Union. The US risk to face a huge challenge, considering that its Healthcare system is considerably commercial ruled instead of being public and universal, while the European Union (still a confederation in many terms), is not to be able to face commonly to such a huge crisis, not having proper budgetary, fiscal institutes to implement. Our policy brief is, actually, try to figure out which is the situation for both Europe and the United States and which could be the desired institutional evolution in order to take profit from this crisis: create more efficient, accountable institutions for the citizens.