Economic shocks and compliance with COVID-19 public health orders.

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Τίτλος:	Economic shocks and compliance with COVID-19 public health orders.
Συγγραφείς:	Solon D; Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN, USA. dsolon@gmu.edu.
Πηγή:	International journal of health economics and management [Int J Health Econ Manag] 2026 May 11; Vol. 26 (2). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 11.
Τύπος έκδοσης:	Journal Article
Γλώσσα:	English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού:	Publisher: Springer Science + Business Media Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101674352 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2199-9031 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 21999031 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Health Econ Manag Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):	Original Publication: New York : Springer Science + Business Media, [March 2015]-
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH):	COVID-19/prevention & control , COVID-19/epidemiology , Economic Recession/statistics & numerical data , Public Health, United States/epidemiology ; Humans ; China
Περίληψη:	Economic shocks have been shown to affect social and political outcomes. Here, I show that U.S. counties that faced greater economic shocks within the last 30 years were less likely to comply with the advice/orders of public health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzing county-level vaccination rates and then compliance rates with stay-at-home orders, I show that compliance with these initiatives was lower in counties that had experienced trade exposure to China, excess unemployment from the Great Recession, and a greater risk of job automation. These shocks are comparable in importance to factors such as income, age, and education. (© 2026. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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Contributed Indexing:	Keywords: Automation; COVID-19; China trade shock; County-level analysis; Economic shocks; Great recession; Public health policy; Vaccination compliance`
Entry Date(s):	Date Created: 20260511 Date Completed: 20260716 Latest Revision: 20260723
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