Institutional Trust and Compliance with Measures to Fight COVID-19

Anetta Caplanova (), Rudolf Sivak and Estera Szakadatova
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Anetta Caplanova: University of Economics in Bratislava
Rudolf Sivak: University of Economics in Bratislava
Estera Szakadatova: University of Economics in Bratislava

International Advances in Economic Research, 2021, vol. 27, issue 1, No 4, 47-60

Abstract: Abstract The paper investigates the causal relationship between the trust in institutions and compliance with measures introduced to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Slovakia. In addition, the impact of socio-economic characteristics on compliance with introduced measures was analysed. Data were obtained from a survey carried out by the Slovak Academy of Sciences on a representative sample of the Slovak population of 1,000 respondents. To derive the causal relationship between institutional trust and compliance behaviour, a probit regression model was used. Findings suggest that trust in public institutions helps to increase compliance with social distancing. In addition, some socio-economic characteristics such as employment status, age or whether individuals felt endangered by COVID-19 had a positive and statistically significant effect on compliance with measures used to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Institutional trust did not have a statistically significant effect on compliance with face-covering measures.

Keywords: Institutional trust; Social distancing; Face covering measures; Compliance; COVID-19; Slovakia; I18; J18; D91 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s11294-021-09818-3

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