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| author | Gallo, Edoardo Barak, Darija Langtry, Alastair |
| author_facet | Gallo, Edoardo Barak, Darija Langtry, Alastair |
| contents | Governments have used social distancing to stem the spread of COVID-19, but lack evidence on the most effective policy to ensure compliance. We examine the effectiveness of fines and informational messages (nudges) in promoting social distancing in a web-based interactive experiment conducted during the first wave of the pandemic on a near-representative sample of the US population. Fines promote distancing, but nudges only have a marginal impact. Individuals do more social distancing when they are aware they are a superspreader. Using an instrumental variable approach, we argue progressives are more likely to practice distancing, and they are marginally more responsive to fines. |
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| spellingShingle | Social distancing in networks: A web-based interactive experiment Gallo, Edoardo Barak, Darija Langtry, Alastair General Economics Economics Governments have used social distancing to stem the spread of COVID-19, but lack evidence on the most effective policy to ensure compliance. We examine the effectiveness of fines and informational messages (nudges) in promoting social distancing in a web-based interactive experiment conducted during the first wave of the pandemic on a near-representative sample of the US population. Fines promote distancing, but nudges only have a marginal impact. Individuals do more social distancing when they are aware they are a superspreader. Using an instrumental variable approach, we argue progressives are more likely to practice distancing, and they are marginally more responsive to fines. |
| title | Social distancing in networks: A web-based interactive experiment |
| topic | General Economics Economics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.12118 |