Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/236663 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 9121
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
There is significant cross-country variation in Covid-19 fatalities worldwide. In this study, we analyze the 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. Additionally, our findings suggest that risk communication, in the form of public information campaigns, only decreased Covid-19 cases and deaths in countries with high trust in government. We also find evidence that political trust decreases the risk of removing lockdown policies.
Subjects: 
Covid-19
pandemic
trust
lockdown
cross-country regression
voluntary compliance
JEL: 
I12
I18
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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