Table A5.
Robustness to Using Population Unadjusted Treatment Variable - Trust in Scientists.
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome → Trust in scientists | ||||||
| Exposure to Epidemic (18–25)nopop. | −0.067 | −0.060 | −0.095** | −0.089** | −0.079* | −0.093** |
| (0.042) | (0.043) | (0.043) | (0.043) | (0.044) | (0.042) | |
| Observations | 85,746 | 85,586 | 85,586 | 85,586 | 85,586 | 85,586 |
| Outcome → Scientists working for private companies benefit the public | ||||||
| Exposure to Epidemic (18–25)nopop. | −0.043* | −0.045* | −0.060*** | −0.057*** | −0.048** | −0.058*** |
| (0.026) | (0.024) | (0.017) | (0.020) | (0.021) | (0.017) | |
| Observations | 84,228 | 84,080 | 84,080 | 84,080 | 84,080 | 84,080 |
| Outcome → Scientists working for private companies are honest | ||||||
| Exposure to Epidemic (18–25)nopop. | −0.092*** | −0.093*** | −0.096*** | −0.105*** | −0.086*** | −0.091*** |
| (0.025) | (0.025) | (0.013) | (0.014) | (0.016) | (0.015) | |
| Observations | 79,312 | 79,179 | 79,179 | 79,179 | 79,179 | 79,179 |
| Outcome → Scientists working for universities benefit the public | ||||||
| Exposure to Epidemic (18–25)nopop. | 0.031 | 0.034 | −0.037* | −0.044* | −0.034 | −0.041** |
| (0.024) | (0.024) | (0.022) | (0.023) | (0.024) | (0.020) | |
| Observations | 83,930 | 83,770 | 83,770 | 83,770 | 83,770 | 83,770 |
| Outcome → Scientists working for universities are honest | ||||||
| Exposure to Epidemic (18–25)nopop. | −0.106*** | −0.101*** | −0.143*** | −0.148*** | −0.139*** | −0.144*** |
| (0.030) | (0.031) | (0.023) | (0.024) | (0.027) | (0.022) | |
| Observations | 78,540 | 78,409 | 78,409 | 78,409 | 78,409 | 78,409 |
| Outcome → Scientists to find out accurate information | ||||||
| Exposure to Epidemic (18–25)nopop. | −0.022 | −0.012 | −0.060 | −0.078* | −0.047 | −0.066 |
| (0.040) | (0.044) | (0.042) | (0.042) | (0.045) | (0.042) | |
| Observations | 86,857 | 86,692 | 86,692 | 86,692 | 86,692 | 86,692 |
| Country fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Cohort fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Demographic characteristics | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Income quintile fixed effects | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Labour market controls | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Country-specific age trends | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Country*Income fixed effects | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Country*Empl. fixed effects | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Country*Educ. fixed effects | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Notes: Results use the Gallup sampling weights and robust standard errors are clustered at the country level. Source: Wellcome Global Monitor, 2018 and EM-DAT International Disaster Database, 1970–2017. * significant at 10%; ** significant at 5%; *** significant at 1%.