Policy Views in a Pandemic

Reona Hayashi, So Morikawa, Taisuke Nakata, Thuy Linh Nguyen, Takeshi Ojima, Jacob Feord Sano and Manami Tsuruta
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Reona Hayashi: Hosei University
So Morikawa: The University of Tokyo
Taisuke Nakata: The University of Tokyo
Thuy Linh Nguyen: The University of Tokyo
Takeshi Ojima: Soka University and Tohoku University
Jacob Feord Sano: Waseda University
Manami Tsuruta: Chiba University of Commerce

No CARF-F-626, CARF F-Series from Center for Advanced Research in Finance, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo

Abstract: We examine how information provision affects the public’s policy views on appropriate infection-control policies. We find that negative infection-related information increases support for stricter mobility restrictions, whereas negative economic or social information increases support for prioritizing economic and social activities. We find that these shifts in the policy view are driven by shifts in preferences over infection and socio-economic outcomes, not by shifts in perceptions of the tradeoff between these two competing outcomes.

Pages: 63
Date: 2026-04
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