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COVID-19 compliance behaviors of older people: The role of cognitive and non-cognitive skills

Conchita D’ambrosio
Ilke Onur
Rong Zhu
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This paper examines the empirical relationship between individuals’ cognitive and non-cognitive abilities and COVID-19 compliance behaviors using cross-country data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). We find that both cognitive and non-cognitive skills predict responsible health behaviors during the COVID-19 crisis. Episodic memory is the most important cognitive skill, while conscientiousness and neuroticism are the most significant personality traits. There is also some evidence of a role for an internal locus of control in compliance.

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halshs-03467169 , version 1 (06-12-2021)

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Andrew E. Clark, Conchita D’ambrosio, Ilke Onur, Rong Zhu. COVID-19 compliance behaviors of older people: The role of cognitive and non-cognitive skills. Economics Letters, 2022, 210, ⟨10.1016/j.econlet.2021.110158⟩. ⟨halshs-03467169⟩
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