@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp14012, author={Stillman, Steven and Tonin, Mirco}, title={Communities and Testing for COVID-19}, year={2021}, month={Jan}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={14012}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp14012}, abstract={Between November 18th and 25th, 2020, 348,810 out of 500,607 (69.7 percent) eligible residents of the South Tyrol region of Italy volunteered to take a Covid-19 rapid antigen test. We examine the community characteristics that are associated with higher testing rates. Our findings point to a number of key community determinants of people's willingness to volunteer. Convenience was an important factor. Beyond that, socioeconomic status and religiosity were also both positively related to greater testing.}, keywords={COVID-19;testing;volunteer;religion}, }