The political cost of sanctions: evidence from COVID-19

J 2022

The political cost of sanctions: evidence from COVID-19

FAZIO, Andrea, Tommaso REGGIANI and Fabio SABATINI

Basic information

Original name

The political cost of sanctions: evidence from COVID-19

Authors

FAZIO, Andrea (380 Italy), Tommaso REGGIANI (380 Italy, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Fabio SABATINI

Edition

HEALTH POLICY, Ireland, ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2022, 0168-8510

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50202 Applied Economics, Econometrics

Country of publisher

Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.300

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14560/22:00126118

Organization unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.06.008

UT WoS

000903710700006

Keywords in English

COVID-19; Lockdown; Law enforcement; Altruistic punishment; Survey data

Abstract

V originále

We use survey data to study how trust in government and consensus for the pandemic policy response vary with the propensity for altruistic punishment in Italy, the early epicenter of the pandemic. Approval for the government’s management of the crisis decreases with the size of the penalties that individuals would like to see enforced for lockdown violations. People supporting stronger punishment are more likely to consider the government’s reaction to the pandemic as insufficient. However, after the establishment of tougher sanctions for risky behaviors, we observe a sudden flip in support for the government. Higher amounts of the desired fines become associated with a higher probability of considering the government’s policy response as too extreme, lower trust in government, and lower confidence in the truthfulness of the officially provided information. These results suggest that lockdowns entail a political cost that helps explain why democracies may adopt epidemiologically suboptimal policies.

Links

MUNI/G/0985/2017, interní kód MU

Name: Economic Decision-Making: Hormonal Determinants and Ritualized Behavior

Investor: Masaryk University, INTERDISCIPLINARY - Interdisciplinary research projects

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FAZIO, Andrea, Tommaso REGGIANI and Fabio SABATINI. The political cost of sanctions: evidence from COVID-19. HEALTH POLICY. Ireland: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2022, vol. 126, No 9, p. 872-878. ISSN 0168-8510. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.06.008.

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FAZIO, Andrea, Tommaso REGGIANI and Fabio SABATINI. The political cost of sanctions: evidence from COVID-19. \textit{HEALTH POLICY}. Ireland: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2022, vol.~126, No~9, p.~872-878. ISSN~0168-8510. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.06.008.

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