We examine whether a community’s cultural origin affects COVID-19 infection rates by exploiting cultural differences in the bilingual province of South Tyrol in Northern Italy. We find lower infection rates in municipalities with a relatively higher proportion of German speakers, even after controlling for widely used measures of social and civic capital. Our findings can be explained by a more future-oriented behaviour of German speakers in comparison with Italian speakers.
Bedendo M., Febo V., Siming L. (2022). The effect of cultural origin on COVID-19 infection rates. APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS, 29(12), 1116-1120 [10.1080/13504851.2021.1910129].
The effect of cultural origin on COVID-19 infection rates
Bedendo M.;Febo V.;
2022
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We examine whether a community’s cultural origin affects COVID-19 infection rates by exploiting cultural differences in the bilingual province of South Tyrol in Northern Italy. We find lower infection rates in municipalities with a relatively higher proportion of German speakers, even after controlling for widely used measures of social and civic capital. Our findings can be explained by a more future-oriented behaviour of German speakers in comparison with Italian speakers.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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