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Compliance with Covid-19 sanitary measures: don’t forget the precautionary principle
[Respect des mesures sanitaires contre le COVID-19 : n’oublions pas le principe de précaution]

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  • Thomas Boyer-Kassem

    (UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers, MAPP [Poitiers] - Métaphysique allemande et philosophie pratique - UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers)

  • Sébastien Duchêne

    (CEE-M - Centre d'Economie de l'Environnement - Montpellier - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - UM - Université de Montpellier)

  • Ismaël Rafaï

    (GREDEG - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion - UNS - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UniCA - Université Côte d'Azur)

Abstract

Which factors can predict that someone complies with Covid-19 sanitary measures, like wearing masks or staying under lockdown? This paper investigates agents' precautionary attitudes through the declared degree of support for the precautionary principle. The latter is particularly relevant for the situations faced with Covid-19, as it states that, in the face of possible significant harm, measures should be taken even if causal relationships have not been scientifically fully established. We administered a web survey on a representative sample (N=1154) of the French population in May 2020. The results show, also when controlled by risk aversion, that adherence to the PP is positively correlated with compliance with each of the six considered sanitary measures.

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  • Thomas Boyer-Kassem & Sébastien Duchêne & Ismaël Rafaï, 2024. "Compliance with Covid-19 sanitary measures: don’t forget the precautionary principle [Respect des mesures sanitaires contre le COVID-19 : n’oublions pas le principe de précaution]," Post-Print hal-04829158, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04829158
    DOI: 10.3917/spub.245.0037
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