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cord-263255-zdufwtn4	Cato, Susumu	Social distancing as a public good under the COVID-19 pandemic	2020-08-13		.txt	text/plain	1705	104	50	Our main figure shows the proportion of people who increased/did not change/decreased social distancing, relative to the level of altruism and sensitivity to public shaming. Results Social distancing is a public good under the COVID-19 pandemic, for which the free-rider problem is particularly severe. Using an original survey, we show that people with higher altruistic concerns and sensitivity to shaming are more likely to follow social-distancing measures. Figure 1 shows the results from an original social survey in Japan, where we measured respondents' psychological traits and inquired about various social distancing actions. Each of the three mechanisms for mitigating collection action problems-altruism, shaming, and legal sanctions-have inherent advantages and disadvantages, and none may be strong enough individually to produce socially optimal outcomes. Figure 1 : Social Distancing by Altruism and Sensitivity to Shame NOTE: Each row shows the distribution of responses to the following question: has your frequency of going out for dinners increased or decreased since last March?	./cache/cord-263255-zdufwtn4.txt	./txt/cord-263255-zdufwtn4.txt