ArticlePloS one2022
Pandemic responsiveness: Evidence from social distancing and lockdown policy during COVID-19.
Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- The political economy of lockdown: Does free media matter?European journal of political economy · 2023Article
- Social distancing between personal belongings during the COVID-19 pandemic.F1000Research · 2023Article
- Evolution of COVID-19 municipal solid waste disposal behaviors using epidemiology-based periods defined by World Health Organization guidelines.Sustainable cities and society · 2022Article
- Pandemic responsiveness: Evidence from social distancing and lockdown policy during COVID-19.PloS one · 2022Article
- The effect of social movements on COVID-19 case increases and death in Turkey.Clinical epidemiology and global healthArticle
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Resource Utilization in Individuals with Major Depressive Disorder.Health services research and managerial epidemiologyArticle
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Abstract
We study changes in social distancing and government policy in response to local outbreaks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using aggregated county-level data from approximately 20 million smartphones in the United States, we show that social distancing behaviors have responded to local outbreaks: a 1% increase in new cases (deaths) is associated with a 3% (11%) increase in social distancing intensity. Responsiveness is reinforced by the presence of public measures restricting movements, but remains significant in their absence. Responsiveness is higher in high-income, more educated, or Democrat-leaning counties, and in counties with low health insurance coverage. By contrast, social capital and vulnerability to infection are strongly associated with more social distancing but not with more responsiveness. Our results point to the importance of politics, trust and reciprocity for compliance with social distancing, while material constraints are more critical for being responsive to new risks such as the emergence of variants.
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