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Jerg Gutmann (Universität Freiburg)
Measuring Constitutional Loyalty: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic
WIFO Research Seminar, Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Wien, 01.06.2022 12:30
Commentary: Michael Peneder
Veranstalter: Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
Online seit: 17.05.2022 0:00
Constitutional loyalty, the importance ascribed to complying with constitutional rules, is difficult to measure across countries due to differences in context, history, and culture. We overcome this challenge by exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic as an ideal setting in which societies around the world face a novel and similar public health crisis, inducing governments to adopt comparable policies. Based on a survey carried out in 53 countries around the world in 2021, we show that citizens' support for COVID-19 mitigation policies declines if courts signal doubts about their constitutionality. We further demonstrate that this effect of constitutional loyalty depends on citizens' characteristics, such as their confidence in the courts and their moral convictions.
Forschungsbereich:Ohne Forschungsgruppenzuordnung
Sprache:Englisch