Date: 2020
Type: Other
Socio-demographics predict behavior during a pandemic
VOXEU Article, 2020, [ECO]
PAPAGEORGE, Nicholas W., ZAHN, Matthew, BELOT, Michele, VAN DEN BROEK-ALTENBURG, Eline, CHOI, Syngjoo, JAMISON, Julian C., TRIPODI, Egon, Socio-demographics predict behavior during a pandemic, VOXEU Article, 2020, [ECO] - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/68435
Retrieved from Cadmus, EUI Research Repository
Individual behaviours affect the spread of infectious disease. This column examines factors that predict individual behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US using novel survey data. People with lower income and less flexible work arrangements are less likely to engage in behaviours that limit the spread of disease. The burden of measures to stem the pandemic is unevenly distributed across socio-demographic groups in ways that affect behaviour and potentially the spread of illness. Policies that assume otherwise are unlikely to be effective or sustainable.
Additional information:
Published online: 5 September 2020
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/68435
Series/Number: VOXEU Article; 2020; [ECO]
Publisher: Centre for Economic Policy Research
Keyword(s): Covid-19 COVID-19 Coronavirus Demography
