November 13, 2020 “Public Policy, Opinions, Behavior, and Health Outcomes during the COVID Pandemic” Webinar

We are pleased to announce a one-day virtual conference titled “Public 0Policy, Opinions, Behavior, and Health Outcomes during the COVID Pandemic.” This conference, which is jointly hosted by researchers at the University of S?o Paulo, the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and Texas A&M University, brings together a diverse group of social science scholars to present their current research on these important issues.

Proceedings from the conference will be submitted and reviewed with accepted work published in a special issue of Social Science Quarterly.

https://calendar.tamu.edu/politicalscience/view/event/event_id/201974

Conference Organizers:

Lorena G. Barberia, University of S?o Paulo, Thomas Plümper, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Robert K. Goidel, Texas A&M University & Guy D. Whitten, Texas A&M University

Conference Sponsors: Texas A&M University European Union Center, University of S?o Paulo Department of Political Science & Vienna University of Economics and Business

Overview:

No political observer could have predicted the introduction of effective travel restrictions among Schengen countries, the implementation of radical policy measures such as the lockdown, the emergence of intensified political conflict on these policy measures often, but not always, aligned with preexisting social, economic, and political cleavages, and an astonishing decline in international cooperation. At the microlevel, the political stance of individuals has been dominated by the health issues associated with Covid-19 and increased uncertainties about the electoral fate of incumbent and opposition parties alike.

The papers included in the workshop will cover all aspects of the politics and policies of the Covid-19 pandemic from an interdisciplinary social science perspective. The workshop focuses on Covid-19 related government policies and associated health outcomes across and within countries, and the multiple ways public opinion and behavior have interacted with these factors.

Conference Schedule:

Session I Chaired by Thomas Plümper

8:00-8:40

“How to Get Away with Spreading COVID-19: Political Connections and Pandemic Response” Robert Kubinec (NYU Abu Dhabi), Haillie Na-Kyung Lee (Seoul National University), Andrey Tomashevskiy (Rutgers University)

8:50-9:30

“Brazil’s subnational Covid response: Analyzing the effectiveness of state and city government measures, and associated behavioural shifts” Anna Petherick (University of Oxford), Rafael Goldszmidt (EBAPE-FGV, Rio de Janeiro), Beatriz Kira (University of Oxford), Lorena Barberia (University of S?o Paulo)

9:40-10:20

“The Political Economy of COVID-19 Border Closures” Niklas Fent, Dominik Obeth, Cindy Cheng, Luca Messerschmidt, Ernesto Cruz Ruiz, Tim Büthe (Technical University of Munich)

Session II -- Chaired by Lorena Barberia

10:30-11:10

“Forecasting cases and deaths of the Covid-19 pandemic in Latin America” Jurgen A. Doornik, Jennifer L. Castle and David F. Hendry (University of Oxford)

11:20-12:00

“Summer School Holidays and the Growth Rate in Sars-CoV-2 Infections Across German Districts” Thomas Plümper (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Eric Neumayer (London School of Economics and Political Science)

12:10-12:50

“Gender Differences in Perceived Risk of COVID-19” Andrew Lewis, Ray Duch (University of Oxford)

Session III Chaired by Guy Whitten

13:00-13:40

“Heterogeneity in Ideology and Health Behavior in Comparative Perspective” Daniel Stegmueller (Duke University)

13:50-14:30

“Should I Stay or Should I Go? Perception of Infection Risk, Economic Hardship, and Compliance with COVID-19 Social Distancing Policies in Brazil” Lorena G. Barberia (University of S?o Paulo), Guy D. Whitten (Texas A&M University), Natalia Moreira (University of S?o Paulo), Andrea Junqueira (Texas A&M University), Ingrid Castro Silva (University of S?o Paulo)

14:40-15:20

“Public Health Precaution or Democratic Undermining? A Study of COVID-19 and Global Electoral Calendar Manipulation” Kelly Senters Piazza, James Landy, Wedgide Bourdeau (United States Air Force Academy)

15:30-16:10

“The Effect of ‘Second Wave’ Media Reporting on COVID-19 Behavioural Norms” Mark Pickup and Vincent Hopkins (Simon Fraser University)

Zoom Registration Link: https://tamu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YkYx17nMR4Ke1XcMNwSQ7g