Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/230613 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 553 [pre.]
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
A better 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 U.S., focusing on trust and social capital. Using cell phone data measuring changes in non-essential visitation and average distance traveled, we find that high-trust counties decrease their mobility significantly more than low-trust counties post stay-at-home order, 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.
Subjects: 
COVID-19
stay-at-home orders
social distancing
trust
JEL: 
H12
I12
I18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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