Shelter in place? Depends on the place: Corruption and social distancing in American states

Oguzhan Dincer; Robert Gillanders

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113569

Shelter in place? Depends on the place: Corruption and social distancing in American states

Oguzhan Dincer
, Robert Gillanders

Department of Economics

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We investigate the links between corruption and compliance with social distancing during COVID-19 pandemic in America. Both theory and empirical evidence point to a corrosive effect of corruption on trust/social capital which in turn determine people's behavior towards compliance with public health policies. Using data from 50 states we find that people who live in more corrupt states are less likely to comply with so called shelter in place/stay at home orders. Our results are robust to different measures of corruption.

Original language	English
Article number	113569
Journal	Social Science and Medicine
Volume	269
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113569
Publication status	Published - Jan 2021

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