Data and Code for: "More than Words: Leaders’ Speech and Risky Behavior During a Pandemic"
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Nicolás Ajzenman, São Paulo School of Economics-FGV and IZA; Tiago Cavalcanti, University of Cambridge, CEPR and São Paulo School of Economics-FGV; Daniel Da Mata, São Paulo School of Economics-FGV
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Project Description
Summary:
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This paper investigates whether the anti-scientific rhetoric of modern populists can induce followers to engage in risky behavior. We gather electoral information, credit card expenses, and geo-localized mobile phone data for approximately 60 million devices in Brazil. After the president publicly dismissed the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic and challenged scientific recommendations, social distancing in pro-government localities declined. Consistently, credit card expenses increased immediately. Results are driven by localities with higher media penetration levels, active Twitter accounts, and a larger proportion of Evangelical Christians, a critical electoral group.
Scope of Project
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Populism;
Persuasion;
Leadership;
Risky Behavior;
Health
JEL Classification:
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D10 Household Behavior: General
D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
I12 Health Behavior
I31 General Welfare; Well-Being
D10 Household Behavior: General
D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
I12 Health Behavior
I31 General Welfare; Well-Being
Geographic Coverage:
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Brazil
Data Type(s):
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aggregate data;
census/enumeration data;
event/transaction data;
geographic information system (GIS) data;
observational data
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