Behavioral Economics in Epidemic Situation: Why do Some People Hide and Refuse Isolation?

How Can Public Policy Influence Them?

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220105.024How to use a DOI?

Keywords

coronavirus; value selection; current affairs; public policy

Abstract

At the end of December 2019, a sudden rare viral pneumonia invaded Wuhan. In order to effectively control the epidemic, isolation and other prevention and control measures have been quickly implemented throughout the country: Wuhan was closed on January 23, 2020; then the whole country began to isolate in the community: only one person in each family was allowed to go out with a mask by virtue of a travel permit at a time, all enterprises were postponed to return to work after the festival, and all entertainment places were closed. The epidemic is more serious than SARS. It has not only caused a large number of deaths, but also brought serious losses to the global economy. This article will be based on existing theoretical foundations and social status quo, and discuss the value choices and considerations between concealing the disease/cooperating treatment in the period of epidemic spread, and explore the contradiction between the current authorities’ and the public’ values of choice. Many proven effective policies should continue to be adopted more broadly, like counseling mechanisms and community construction. In addition to reasonable resource allocation, the psychological construction of quarantined persons should be paid more attention to during the outbreak. Good psychological construction can guide the value choice of infected people, making them more inclined to choose cooperation.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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AU  - Rui Jiang
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/17
TI  - Behavioral Economics in Epidemic Situation: Why do Some People Hide and Refuse Isolation?
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Social Development and Media Communication (SDMC 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 123
EP  - 127
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220105.024
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