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Predictors of Social Distancing and Mask-Wearing Behavior: Panel Survey in Seven U.S. States
Nikolov, Plamen; Pape, Andreas; Tonguc, Ozlem; … - 2020
This paper presents preliminary summary results from a longitudinal study of participants in seven U.S. states during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to standard socio-economic characteristics, we collect data on various economic preference parameters: time, risk, and social preferences, and...
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Compliance with COVID-19 Social-Distancing Measures in Italy: The Role of Expectations and Duration
Briscese, Guglielmo; Lacetera, Nicola; Macis, Mario; … - 2020
We study how intentions to comply with the self-isolation restrictions enacted in Italy in response to the COVID-19 crisis respond to the length of their possible extension. Based on a survey of a representative sample of Italian residents (N=894), we find that respondents who are positively...
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Exponential-Growth Prediction Bias and Compliance with Safety Measures in the Times of COVID-19
Banerjee, Ritwik; Bhattacharya, Joydeep; Majumdar, Priyama - 2020
We conduct a unique, Amazon MTurk-based global experiment to investigate the importance of an exponential-growth prediction bias (EGPB) in understanding why the COVID-19 outbreak has exploded. The scientific basis for our inquiry is the received wisdom that infectious disease spread, especially...
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The Politicized Pandemic: Ideological Polarization and the Behavioral Response to COVID-19
Grimalda, Gianluca; Murtin, Fabrice; Pipke, David; … - 2022
We investigate the relationship between political attitudes and prosociality in a survey of a representative sample of the U.S. population during the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that an experimental measure of prosociality correlates positively with adherence to protective...
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Who Gets Vaccinated? Cognitive and Non-cognitive Predictors of Individual Behavior in Pandemics
Andor, Mark A.; Bauer, Thomas K.; Eßer, Jana; Schmidt, … - 2023
This study investigates the different cognitive and non-cognitive characteristics associated with individuals' willingness to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and their actual vaccination status. Our empirical analysis is based on data obtained from three survey waves of about 2,000 individuals...
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For Better or Worse? Subjective Expectations and Cost-Benefit Trade-Offs in Health Behavior
Conti, Gabriella; Giustinelli, Pamela - 2023
We provide a framework to disentangle preferences and beliefs in health behavior and apply it to lockdown compliance in … preferences and beliefs explain compliance differences by gender, only preferences drive differences by vulnerability. When others … vulnerables more. When a public figure breaches the rules, opponents comply less. Heterogenous beliefs, preferences, and responses …
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Trust in the Time of Corona
Brück, Tilman; Ferguson, Neil T.N.; Justino, Patricia; … - 2020
The global spread of COVID-19 is one of the largest threats to people and governments since the Second World War. The on-going pandemic and its countermeasures have led to varying physical, psychological, and emotional experiences, shaping not just public health and the economy but also...
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Timing is Everything when Fighting a Pandemic: COVID-19 Mortality in Spain
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Borra, Cristina; Rivera … - 2020
In an effort to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries around the globe adopted social distancing measures. Previous studies have relied on the geographical and temporal variation in the adoption of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to show that early adoption of NPIs...
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Does Public Policy Affect Attitudes? Evidence from Age-Based Health Insurance Coverage Policies in the United States
Yörük, Baris - 2022
The existing literature provides evidence that public opinion and attitudes often affect public policy. However, little is known on how public policy might affect public attitudes and norms. I present new evidence on this topic by using age-based health insurance policies in the United States as...
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Are Happier People More Compliant? Global Evidence From Three Large-Scale Surveys During Covid-19 Lockdowns
Krekel, Christian; Swanke, Sarah; De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel; … - 2020
Around the world, governments have been asking their citizens to practice physical distancing and stay at home to contain the spread of Covid-19. Are happier people more willing to comply with these measures? Using three independent surveys covering over 119,000 adult respondents across 35...
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