02376cas a2200325 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021681 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513582382 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Dabla-Norris, Era. What Determines Social Distancing? : Evidence from Advanced and Emerging Market Economies / Era Dabla-Norris, Hibah Khan, Frederico Lima. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021. 1 online resource (36 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The health and economic consequences of COVID-19 are closely tied to individual compliance with recommended protective behaviors. We examine the determinants of this compliance using survey data from the COVID Behavior Tracker for 29 advanced and emerging market economies between March and December 2020. Social distancing behaviors vary significantly by age, gender, occupation, and individual beliefs about COVID-19. In addition, those who trust their government's response to COVID-19 are significantly more likely to adopt recommended behaviors and to self-isolate if advised, highlighting the need for well-coordinated actions on the health and economic fronts. We also find that mobility restrictions, such as stay-at-home orders, and mask mandates are associated with reduced social interactions and persistent increases in compliance. Together, these drivers account for over two-thirds of the regional differences in compliance, confirming their important role in increasing social distancing and containing the pandemic. Mode of access: Internet Foreign Exchange imf Health Behavior imf Health imf Informal Economy imf Underground Econom imf Khan, Hibah. Lima, Frederico. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/123 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2021/123/001.2021.issue-123-en.xml IMF e-Library