What will be political legacy of the Coronavirus pandemic? We find that epidemic exposure in an individual …'s "impressionable years" (ages 18 to 25) has a persistent negative effect on confidence in political institutions and leaders. We find … similar negative effects on confidence in public health systems, suggesting that the loss of confidence in political …

What political legacy is bequeathed by national health crises such as epidemics? We show that epidemic exposure in an … with the (in)effectiveness of a government's healthcare-related responses to past epidemics. We document this mechanism … demonstrating that the loss of political trust is larger for individuals who experienced epidemics under weak governments. Finally …

What will be political legacy of the Coronavirus pandemic? We find that epidemic exposure in an individual …'s "impressionable years" (ages 18 to 25) has a persistent negative effect on confidence in political institutions and leaders. We find … similar negative effects on confidence in public health systems, suggesting that the loss of confidence in political …

What will be political legacy of the Coronavirus pandemic? We find that epidemic exposure in what psychologists refer … time of the epidemic. In line with this argument, our results are mostly driven by individuals who experienced epidemics … to as an individual’s “impressionable years” (ages 18 to 25) has a persistent negative effect on confidence in political …

What will be political legacy of the Coronavirus pandemic? We find that epidemic exposure in an individual …’s “impressionable years” (ages 18 to 25) has a persistent negative effect on confidence in political institutions and leaders. We find … similar negative effects on confidence in public health systems, suggesting that the loss of confidence in political …

What political legacy is bequeathed by national health crises such as epidemics? We show that epidemic exposure in an … with the (in)effectiveness of a government’s healthcare-related responses to past epidemics. We document this mechanism … demonstrating that the loss of political trust is larger for individuals who experienced epidemics under weak governments. Finally …