Trust in the time of corona

Brück, Tilman; Ferguson, Neil T. N.; Justino, Patrícia; Stojetz, Wolfgang

doi:10.35188/unu-wider/2020/839-9

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“…Previous studies with a similar scope were largely based on correlational evidence, whilst experiments were so far only used to study a specific question in a one-country context. More specifically, Brück et al (2020) find that those who have had contact with sick people and are unemployed exhibit lower trust in people and institutions. Bol et al (2020), suggest lockdowns can boost support for incumbent parties and satisfaction with democracy.…”

Section: Related Literaturementioning

confidence: 92%

When Distrust Goes Viral – Causal Eﬀects of Covid-19 on European Political Attitudes

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To investigate how Covid-19 is shaping the way Europeans think about institutions, we conducted a large online survey experiment during the first wave of the epidemic (June). With a randomised survey ow we varied whether respondents are given Covid-related treatment questions first, before answering the outcome questions. We find that the crisis has severely undermined trust in politicians, the media, the EU and social welfare spending financed by taxes. This is mainly due to economic insecurity, but also because of health concerns. We also uncover a rallying effect around (scientific) expertise combined with populist policies losing ground.

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Section: Related Literaturementioning

confidence: 92%

When Distrust Goes Viral – Causal Eﬀects of Covid-19 on European Political Attitudes

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“…A remarkable exception is the neutral effect on social trust. This could mean that perceived risk plays a bigger part in trusting others, rather than actual 'realised' risks of catching the virus, as also argued by Brück et al (2020).…”

Section: Real and Perceived Exposure To Covid-19 And Compliance With mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…lockdown effects), so far experiments have been used only to study specific outcomes in a one-country context. More specifically, the analysis in Brück et al (2020) is based on a new global survey and uses correlational statistics. It shows that those who have had contact with sick people and are unemployed exhibit lower trust in people and institutions (police, courts, local & national government), whilst personally experiencing symptoms of the disease did not play a part.…”

Section: Related Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

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Wind of Change? Experimental Survey Evidence on the Covid-19 Shock and Socio-Political Attitudes in Europe

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This paper investigates whether the COVID-19 crisis has affected the way we think about (political) institutions, as well as our broader (policy) attitudes and values. We fielded large online survey experiments in Italy, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands, well into the first wave of the epidemic (May-June), and included outcome questions on trust, voting intentions, policies & taxation, and identity & values. With a randomised survey ow we vary whether respondents are given COVID-19 priming questions first, before answering the outcome questions. With this treatment design we can also disentangle the health and economic effects of the crisis, as well as a potential "rally around the ag" component. We find that the crisis has brought about severe drops in interpersonal and institutional trust, as well as lower support for the EU and social welfare spending financed by taxes. This is largely due to economic insecurity, but also because of health concerns. A rallying effect around (scientific) expertise combined with populist policies losing ground forms the other side of this coin, and suggests a rising demand for competent leadership.

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“…In turn, the experience of an epidemic and the perceived success or failure of public policy responses are prone to shape the level of trust within societies and toward its institutions, governments, and experts (cf. Aksoy et al, 2020a, b;Brück et al, 2020, in the context of COVID-19). Finally, pandemics may give rise to deglobalization and/or reshoring, especially from the perspective of advanced economies with their extensive reliance on global supply chains.…”

Section: Key Economic Pathwaysmentioning

confidence: 99%