We use the state-mandated stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic as a setting to study whether political beliefs inhibit compliance with government orders. Using geolocation data sourced from smartphones, we find residents in Republican counties are less likely to completely stay at home after a state order has been implemented relative to those in Democratic counties. Debit card transaction data shows that Democrats are more likely to switch to remote spending after state orders are implemented. Heterogeneity in factors such as Covid-19 risk exposure, geography, and county characteristics do not completely rule out our findings, suggesting political beliefs are an important determinant in the effectiveness of government mandates. Political alignment with officials giving orders may partially explain these partisan differences.

我们以冠状病毒大流行期间国家规定的居家令为背景，研究政治信仰是否会抑制遵守政府命令。使用来自智能手机的地理定位数据，我们发现与民主党县的居民相比，在州命令实施后，共和党县的居民不太可能完全呆在家里。借记卡交易数据显示，在州令实施后，民主党更有可能转向远程消费。Covid-19 风险暴露、地理和县特征等因素的异质性并未完全排除我们的发现，这表明政治信仰是政府授权有效性的重要决定因素。与发号施令的官员保持政治一致可能部分解释了这些党派差异。