Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This paper examines the resilience of retail stores—whether they maintain their store visits—during COVID-19 across jurisdictions with different socioeconomic characteristics. Using cell phone locational data, I adopted an event study design to compare visits to retail stores across counties with different mitigation policies and socioeconomic characteristics. I found a significant decline in-store visits by 16 percent after three rounds of community mitigation strategies, which shows a lack of resilience. Meanwhile, the distribution of resilience was unequal across jurisdictions with different socioeconomic profiles. Policy recommendations are made to support retail businesses and promote inclusive development.
Author: Li Fang
Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Language: English
Topic: COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4404247304