Stay-at-home orders, social distancing, and trust

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A clear understanding of community response to government decisions is crucial for policy makers and health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we document the determinants of implementation and compliance with stay-at-home orders in the USA, focusing on trust and social capital. Using cell phone data measuring changes in non-essential trips and average distance traveled, we find that mobility decreases significantly more in high-trust counties than in low-trust counties after the stay-at-home orders are implemented, with larger effects for more stringent orders. We also provide evidence that the estimated effect on post-order compliance is especially large for confidence in the press and governmental institutions, and relatively smaller for confidence in medicine and in science.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Journal of population economics - 34(2021), 4 vom: 25., Seite 1321-1354

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Brodeur, Abel [VerfasserIn]
Grigoryeva, Idaliya [VerfasserIn]
Kattan, Lamis [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Journal Article
Social distancing
Stay-at-home orders
Trust

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Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00148-021-00848-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327241802