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ArticlePloS one2022

Covid-19 restriction policies and shopping streets.

Hans R A Koster, Jos van Ommeren, Cheng Keat Tang, Nander Bras

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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 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Hans R A KosterDepartment of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7535-9718
Jos van OmmerenDepartment of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Cheng Keat TangDepartment of Economics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-1401-3588
Nander BrasDepartment of Spatial Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Nanyang Technological University · SGNational Research University Higher School of Economics · RUTinbergen Institute · NLVrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Policymakers around the world are enforcing mobility restriction policies such as lockdowns, facemask requirements and social distancing to curb the spread of Covid-19. While these policies are effective in preventing the spread of virus, the economic implications are not well understood. We contribute to the literature by examining the impact of these policies on the offline retail sector. Specifically, we measure the effects of these policies on the daily number of shoppers passing by, which we refer to as 'footfall', along major shopping streets in Netherlands. We rely on unique proprietary Wifi data to accurately measure footfall. Our findings imply that all these policies attribute to a non-trivial reduction in footfall levels along shopping streets. While lockdowns led to a 50% reduction in footfall along major shopping streets, shopping streets faced with facemask regulations also experience a 25% drop in human traffic. A reduction in footfall translates into a substantial reduction in retail income of between 12% and 25%.

Indexed as

COVID-19Communicable Disease ControlHumansMasksPhysical DistancingPublic Policy

Identifiers

PMID35905134
PMCPMC9337638
OpenAlexW4288713051

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