Year: 2020
Type: report
Abstract: We investigate how the coronavirus pandemic affected the demand for online food shopping services using data from the largest agri-food e-commerce platform in Taiwan.We find that an additional confirmed case of COVID-19 increased sales by 5.7% and the number of customers by 4.9%.The demand for grains, fresh fruit and vegetables, and frozen foods increased the most, which benefited small farms over agribusinesses.Online food shopping was highly responsive to COVID-19 media coverage and online content.Because Taiwan did not impose a stay-at-home order, the demand for online food shopping may be similar in other countries after they lift mobility restrictions.
DOI: 10.3386/w27427
Authors: Hung-Hao Chang, Chad Meyerhoefer
Language: English
Topic: COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3096838971