COVID-19, lockdowns and well-being: Evidence from Google Trends
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The COVID-19 pandemic and government intervention such as lockdowns may severely affect people’s mental health. While can help to contain the spread of virus, they result in substantial damage population well-being. We use Google Trends data test whether associated implemented Europe America led changes well-being related topic search-terms. Using difference-in-differences a regression discontinuity design, we find increase search intensity for boredom US. also found significant searches loneliness, worry sadness, while stress, suicide divorce on contrary fell. Our results suggest that health have been affected by lockdown.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Economics
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0047-2727', '1879-2316']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104346