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来源类型 | Discussion paper |
规范类型 | 论文 |
来源ID | DP15593 |
DP15593 Social Distancing During a Pandemic - The Role of Friends | |
Michael Bailey; Drew Johnston; Martin Koenen; Theresa Kuchler; Dominic Russel; Johannes Ströbel | |
发表日期 | 2020-12-22 |
出版年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | We explore how social network exposure to COVID-19 cases shapes individuals' social distancing behavior during the early months of the ongoing pandemic. We work with de-identified data from Facebook to show that U.S. users whose friends live in areas with worse coronavirus outbreaks reduce their mobility more than otherwise similar users whose friends live in areas with smaller outbreaks. The effects are quantitatively large: a one standard deviation increase in friend-exposure to COVID-19 cases early in the pandemic results in a 1.2 percentage point increase in the probability that an individual stays home on a given day. As the pandemic progresses, changes in friend-exposure drive changes in social distancing behavior. Given the evolving nature and geography of the pandemic --- and hence friend-exposure --- these results rule out many alternative explanations for the observed relationships. We also analyze data on public posts and membership in groups advocating to "reopen" the economy to show that our findings can be explained by friend-exposure raising awareness about the risks of the disease and inducing individuals to participate in mitigating public health behavior. |
主题 | International Trade and Regional Economics ; Public Economics |
关键词 | Social Networks Peer effects Covid-19 Social distancing |
URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp15593 |
来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/544602 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Michael Bailey,Drew Johnston,Martin Koenen,et al. DP15593 Social Distancing During a Pandemic - The Role of Friends. 2020. |
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