Polarization and public health: Partisan differences in social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic

Hunt Allcott; Levi Boxell; Jacob Conway; Matthew Gentzkow; Michael Thaler; David Y. Yang

doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104254

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Social distancePandemicPoliticsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Polarization (electrochemistry)DistancingPublic healthPopulationSurvey data collectionSocial psychologyPolitical scienceDemographic economicsDevelopment economicsSociologyPsychologyEconomicsDemographyDiseaseMedicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Law

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 191
Pages: 104254-104254
Citations: 1004
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                                    Hunt Allcott, 
                                
                                    Levi Boxell, 
                                
                                    Jacob Conway
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Polarization and public health: Partisan differences in social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. 
                            Journal of Public Economics
                            , 191
                            
                            , 104254-104254.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104254

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104254