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| dc.title | Research Insights: How Much Has Human Mobility Been Reduced by Social Distancing Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean? |
| dc.contributor.author | Aromi, Daniel |
| dc.contributor.author | Bonel, María Paula |
| dc.contributor.author | Cristia, Julian P. |
| dc.contributor.author | Llada, Martín |
| dc.contributor.author | Pereira, Juan I. |
| dc.contributor.author | Pulido, Xiomara |
| dc.contributor.author | Santamaria, Julieth |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Department of Research and Chief Economist |
| dc.coverage | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| dc.date.available | 2021-02-18T00:00:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2021-02-18T00:00:00 |
| dc.description.abstract | The lockdowns implemented in Latin America and the Caribbean in March 2020 reduced the share of people who travel more than 1 km (about 0.6 miles) per day by 10 percentage points during the 15 days following its implementation. The effects of the lockdowns declined over time: the effect amounted to 12 percentage points during the first week and to 9 percentage points during the second week of the implementation of the lockdowns. In contrast, school closures reduced mobility by only 5 percentage points, and no effects were found for bar and restaurant closures or the cancellation of public events. The results suggest that lockdowns are a tool that can produce reductions in mobility quickly. This is important given the expectation that reduced mobility slows the spread of COVID-19. |
| dc.format.extent | 4 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003135 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Research-Insights-How-Much-Has-Human-Mobility-Been-Reduced-by-Social-Distancing-Policies-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Perspectivas-de-Investigacion-Cuanto-se-ha-reducido-la-movilidad-de-las-personas-debido-a-las-politicas-de-distanciamiento-social-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.medium | Adobe PDF |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | Social Mobility |
| dc.subject | Coronavirus |
| dc.subject | Quarantine |
| dc.subject | Social Distancing |
| dc.subject | Lockdown |
| dc.subject.jelcode | I18 - Government Policy • Regulation • Public Health |
| dc.subject.jelcode | C23 - Panel Data Models • Spatio-temporal Models |
| dc.subject.jelcode | H12 - Crisis Management |
| dc.type | Catalogs and Brochures |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | IDB-CB-00510 |
| idb.operation | BK-C1102 |