Information flow and COVID-19 recovery

被引：14

作者：

Chundakkadan, Radeef ^{[1
]}

Ravindran, Rekha ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Indian Inst Technol Bhilai, Dept Liberal Arts, Chhattisgarh 492015, India

[2] Indian Inst Technol Madras, Dept Humanities & Social Sci, Madras 600036, Tamil Nadu, India

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2020年 / 136卷

关键词：

COVID-19; Google Search Volume Index; Pandemic Recovery; India;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105112

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This study examines whether the flow of information pertaining to COVID-19 helps to contain the pandemic. We capture the information flow of the pandemic using the Google Search Volume Index for the keyword coronavirus+covid in 33 states and union territories in India. We find that the information flow is inversely related to positive cases reported in these regions. This result suggests that internet inclusion is a relevant factor in the fight against the pandemic. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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