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Relationship Between Knowledge and Compliance With Safety Measures: Evidence From COVID ‐19

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Compliance with health safety protocols is important for protecting public health, particularly in agricultural sectors where disease outbreaks can disrupt production and market access. Despite its economic significance, we know little about what drives protocol compliance. We examine the relationship between individuals' objective and self‐assessed knowledge and their compliance with safety measures in the context of COVID‐19. We find that greater opposition to COVID‐19 safety protocols is associated with lower objective knowledge and inflated self‐assessed knowledge, indicating overconfidence. Addressing cognitive biases could make public health interventions more effective, with important implications for agricultural settings where resilience depends on consistent protocol adherence.

Source: Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

DOI: 10.1002/aepp.70031

Authors: Nilufer Cetik, Carola Grebitus, Lauren Chenarides

Institutions: Arizona State University, Colorado State University

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 Prevention and Impact

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,750