We study the impact of a COVID-19 relief program on compliance with confinement measures in Italy, the early epicenter … evidence that, after the introduction of the program, mobility decreased with the amount of transfers. The impact is … evidence suggests that authorities could leverage targeted relief programs to nudge compliance with emergency measures at a …

population mobility patterns across 135 countries. Taking into account the contemporaneous presence of multiple interventions, we … changing population mobility patterns in a manner consistent with time-use and epidemiologically relevant considerations. We …

population mobility patterns across 135 countries. Taking into account the contemporaneous presence of multiple interventions, we … changing population mobility patterns in a manner consistent with time-use and epidemiologically relevant considerations. We …

, comparing the results for the two countries, it appears that in the summer the partial-lockdown in Kyrgyzstan was just as … effective as the full lockdown in Kazakhstan at reducing the growth rate. Therefore as a policy recommendation, and to avoid the … economic impact of a full lockdown, these countries should stick with partial lockdowns. Lastly, a conservative counterfactual …

The paper uses Google mobility data to identify the determinants of social distancing during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak …. The findings for the United States indicate that much of the decrease in mobility is voluntary, driven by the number of …

substantial health externalities. We examine this issue using data on human mobility and poverty rates in 729 subnational regions … of Africa, Latin America and Asia during the first year of COVID-19. We focus on within-country differential mobility … work-related mobility significantly less in poorer regions. Emergency income support programs seem to help people to reduce …