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The effect of culture in containing a pandemic: the case of COVID-19

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  • Jacob Voegel
  • Yoav Wachsman

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The COVID-19 pandemic affected every country. Countries where people wore a mask, maintained social distance, and frequently washed their hands were more likely to contain the pandemic. In this article, we investigate how Hofstede’s cultural dimensions influenced the success that countries had containing this pandemic. We find that countries with higher uncertainty avoidance and indulgence had significantly higher rates of COVID-19 cases. However, there is no evidence that masculinity-femininity, power distance, long-term orientation, or individualism significantly affected people’s response to the pandemic.

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  • Jacob Voegel & Yoav Wachsman, 2022. "The effect of culture in containing a pandemic: the case of COVID-19," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(9), pages 1075-1084, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:25:y:2022:i:9:p:1075-1084
    DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2021.1986566
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