Trust in the Time of Corona

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

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“…Second, our results are all the more important in the light of potential drops in social and institutional trust brought about by the COVID-19 crisis. While it is still too early to assess the long-term effects of the COVID-19 shock on citizens' socio-political attitudes, there is already evidence pointing to a link between the experience of the COVID-19 crisis and lower levels of social and institutional trust (Brück et al, 2020;Daniele et al, 2020). These findings resonate with studies documenting that epidemic exposure has a persistent negative effect on individuals' social trust (Aassve et al, 2020) and confidence in institutions (Aksoy et al, 2020).…”

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The cultural origins of institutional trust: The case of the European Central Bank

Angino

Ferrara

Secola

2021

European Union Politics

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Does culture have a causal effect on institutional trust? We answer this question by assessing the non-economic determinants of public trust in the European Central Bank. To analyse institutional trust, we employ a novel dataset of citizen perceptions and knowledge about the European Central Bank. Cultural traits are measured by indicators of social trust at the level of Euro area sub-national regions. We show that individuals living in regions with lower social trust systematically exhibit less trust in the European Central Bank. An instrumental variable approach based on historical variables of education and political institutions supports a causal interpretation of our findings. These results are robust across different model specifications and measures of trust.

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confidence: 52%

The cultural origins of institutional trust: The case of the European Central Bank

Angino

Ferrara

Secola

2021

European Union Politics

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“…Moreover, we explore whether the pandemic intensity magnifies any of the effects already established. Fear of infection or experiencing personal infection of the COVID-19 virus may drive variation in prosocial behavior effects (Brück et al , 2020). Panel B in Table 3 presents findings for heterogeneous effects over pandemic intensity.…”

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“…Differences in the effect of the pandemic on prosocial behavior may come from how individuals are informed by other members of their community about the pandemic, particularly private and public role models who significantly influence other people’s donations and volunteering (Abel and Brown, 2020). Further, variation in prosocial behavioral effects are associated with personal infection of the COVID-19 virus (Brück et al , 2020).…”

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Conflict resolution under the COVID-19 pandemic

Miyar

Hoehn‐Velasco

Silverio-Murillo

2021

IJCMA

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Purpose This paper aims to analyze conflict resolution strategies among individuals who encountered disputes with family, neighbors, workmates, businesses, strangers, government authorities or other members in their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach Applying a difference-in-difference approach by sex, the authors use a representative panel of adults living in 82 cities from across Mexico to measure changes in antisocial strategies (violence) and prosocial strategies (non-confrontational methods and dialogue) to resolve disputes. Findings During the COVID-19 pandemic, men reduced their use of violence by 19.6% while women did so by 17.4%. There was a parallel rise in non-confrontational strategies used to solve conflicts equal to 73.6% for men and 62% for women. The use of dialogue as a tool for resolving disputes increased by more in cities that banned the sale of alcohol. Alternative Twitter data corroborates the main findings, suggesting that individuals are becoming more prosocial during the pandemic. Originality/value To the knowledge, this is the first empirical study to analyze changes in strategies for conflict resolution as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper contributes to the literature by demonstrating how individuals adapt their dispute strategies under extraordinary circumstances such as a pandemic, with a focus on a middle-income setting.

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“…Bargain and Aminjonov (2020) showed that people living in European regions with high levels of trust had a greater reduction in their level of daily mobility than those living in regions with lower levels of trust. Brück et al (2020) found a negative correlation between having been in contact with someone who might be ill and trust in people or institutions. That is, as the infection spread, trust indicators showed a decline.…”

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Emerging Europe's chronic distrust: Lessons from the region's COVID puzzle

2022

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine places Central and Eastern Europe once again at the centre of international policy attention. The region is experiencing a sharp crisis: economies are slowing dramatically as Russian gas and energy supplies are being scaled down or cut altogether, while inflation is rising. Yet, most societies in the region are standing firm to confront aggression and its economic consequences, and all societies are rallying to welcome and support refugees from Ukraine – a sharp contrast to their rejection of refugees from the Middle East just a few years ago. We clearly need more research to understand what drives these societies. The region’s perplexing response to the COVID pandemic – an initial good performance that later reversed dramatically – provides some answers. Part of it is the tragic footprint left upon the region by the 20th century, particularly by World War 2 – a series of historical events which prompted historian Timothy Snyder to call the region the “Bloodlands”. Here, the fabric of society was torn asunder by, in turn, communist terror, the Holodomor, Nazi mass murder, and the Holocaust. After the war, systemic efforts to destroy what remained of civil society behind the Iron Curtain atomised societies and deepened distrust in government and between individuals. Social forces rooted in history played a pivotal role in COVID-19 responses. However, the lessons identified from these responses are not only relevant for this specific epidemic. We need to better understand the root causes of the region’s “trust deficit” and develop strategies to reduce it. This book is the result of a joint workshop that we organised in March 2022 for researchers from Corvinus University, Budapest, and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). This volume contains many of the papers presented and discussed at that workshop. I hope and trust that the work presented here will not only help improve the region’s pandemic preparedness, but will also further discussions on how to start dealing with the region’s notorious trust deficit.

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Trust in the Time of Corona

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The cultural origins of institutional trust: The case of the European Central Bank

The cultural origins of institutional trust: The case of the European Central Bank

Conflict resolution under the COVID-19 pandemic

Emerging Europe's chronic distrust: Lessons from the region's COVID puzzle

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