The Imperative of Institutional Trust and Individualistic Culture on Early COVID-19 Policy Responses

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Brief Overview

Leveraging multiple global databases, this study spotlights the crucial roles of institutional trust and individualism in shaping the speed and stringency of early COVID-19 policy responses across 120 countries.

Authors

• Yao Liu, Xi'an Jiaotong University

• Bo Yan, Xi'an Jiaotong University

• Bin Chen, CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

• Long Wu, Xi'an Jiaotong University

• Xiaomin Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University