We study how the stringency of policy measures to counter the COVID-19 pandemic affects individuals' trust in formal … institutions. Drawing on micro-level panel data from Germany spanning an 18-month period from the onset of the pandemic, we show … trust in institutions. We present empirical evidence to argue that the underlying mechanism is a perceived illegitimate …

In response to the pandemic of COVID-19 and in lack of pharmaceutical solutions, many countries have introduced social …

countries due to differences in context, history, and culture. We overcome this challenge by exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic as … an ideal setting in which societies around the world face a novel and similar public health crisis, inducing governments …

countries due to differences in context, history, and culture. We overcome this challenge by exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic as … an ideal setting in which societies around the world face a novel and similar public health crisis, inducing governments …

countries due to differences in context, history, and culture. We overcome this challenge by exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic as … an ideal setting in which societies around the world face a novel and similar public health crisis, inducing governments …

crisis. Using common factor analysis, we demonstrate that people’s lives are mainly affected in two ways: First, a notable … fraction of the population is concerned that they or their family members and friends may get infected with the coronavirus …. Second, many people suffer from socio-economic consequences of the crisis, including a discontinuation of employment, a …

survive longer than 52 weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also find that the survival of MSEs mainly depends on location … MSEs. However, the longer length of the crisis reduces the contribution of these key factors. The longer the period of the … COVID-19 pandemic, the lower the chance of MSEs survivability. …

relationship between political trust and fatalities of the Covid-19 pandemic. By performing a cross-country analysis and … controlling for other determinants, we find that government trust is negatively associated with Covid-19 cases and deaths … cases and deaths in countries with high trust in government. We also find evidence that political trust decreases the risk …