Pandemics meet democracy. Experimental evidence from the COVID-19 crisis

• In Event: The Impact of COVID-19 on Voters' Attitudes towards Experts and Politicians

Brief Overview

We present survey experiments and panel evidence comparing responses right before and right after the virus outbreak. Our findings reveal a strong preference for a national as opposed to a European/international response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Authors

• Jordi Muñoz, University of Barcelona

• Francesc Amat, Pompeu Fabra University

• Albert Falcó-Gimeno, University of Barcelona

• Andreu Arenas, University of Barcelona