Researchers

Allen Blackman, Bridget Hoffmann

Abstract

The effectiveness of COVID-19 mitigation measures such as handwashing and social distancing depends critically on compliance by young adults because they are far less likely than older adults to suffer severe complications from infection but far more likely to be infected, i.e., to be carriers. In Latin America, this incentive problem is magnified by the fact that young adults comprise a larger share of the population than in industrialized countries. The broad objective of this study is to examine young adult compliance in Bogotá, Colombia. The specific objectives are to (i) conduct surveys of young adults to collect information on the characteristics of compliance, and (ii) conduct a randomized controlled trial to test the relative effectiveness of informational interventions emphasizing private versus social benefits of compliance.

Partners

Inter-American Development Bank, Universidad del Rosario

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