A randomized controlled trial in Pakistan tests whether one-on-one engagement with community religious leaders can encourage them to instruct congregants to follow government regulations. Treated religious leaders are 25 percent more likely to comply with government requirements to tell congregants they should wear a mask to prevent COVID transmission when attending prayers. Treatment effects do not depend on the religious content of the message...
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2024/05/21
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2024/08/01
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Religious Leaders’ Compliance with State Authority : Experimental Evidence from COVID-19 in Pakistan
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Religious Leaders’ Compliance with State Authority : Experimental Evidence from COVID-19 in Pakistan (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099057508012430358