The COVID-19 pandemic itself constitutes an environment for people to experience the potential loss of control and freedom due to social distancing measures and other government orders. Variety-seeking has been treated as a mechanism to regain a sense of self-control. Using Machine Learning...

Geschäftliche Transaktionen im Internet gewinnen an Bedeutung. Insbesondere "Online-Shopping", das Einkaufen im Netz, wird immer populärer. Die Autoren identifizieren und untersuchen die Faktoren, die in den USA zum Erfolg solcher Angebote beitragen, und fragen, inwiefern sie auf den deutschen...

Using monthly zip-code level data on credit card transactions covering 16 U.S. cities, this paper investigates changes in consumption at local commercial places during the early coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era. Since using aggregate-level data can suppress valuable information on...