Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Why stay-home messaging works - and why it doesn't

Shoppers wait in line on social distancing markers before entering a store, during the gradual reopening of commercial activities in the city, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero - RC21OH9OJBUM

How reminders can help keep people at safe distances during COVID-19. Image: REUTERS/Henry Romero

Paolo Falco
Economist, University of Copenhagen
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Ways reminders can change behaviours of who stays at home. Image: VoxEu
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