| Number |
CREPEDP-186 |
| Publication Date |
January 2026 |
| Title |
Correcting COVID-19 Risk Misperceptions via
Information Provision |
| Author |
Asako Chiba, Kazuya Haganuma, Taisuke Nakata, Thuy Linh Nguyen, and Reo Takaku
|
| Abstract |
We conducted an information provision experiment in April 2023 in Japan to investigate how
different types of information affect people’s subjective assessment of COVID-19 related risks.
The majority of respondents overestimate infection and fatality risks. Recent infection-related
statistics lower risk perceptions if presented in percentage, but do not lower them if presented
in levels. Providing pessimistic outlooks raises risk perceptions. We also find substantial heterogeneity
in the response to information provision across various individual characteristics,
such as age, gender, education, marital status, health status, COVID-19-related experiences,
and vaccination status.
|
| Keywords |
Pandemic, Risk Communication, Risk Perception |
| Other information |
Paper in English (24 pages) |