In recent decades, the confluence of different global and domestic drivers has led to
progressive and unpredictable changes in the functioning and structure of agri-food markets …

The unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak has significantly influenced our daily life, and
COVID-19's spread is inevitably associated with human mobility. Given the pandemic's …

Background This paper looks into the impact of the recent COVID-19 epidemic on the daily
mobility of people. Existing research into the epidemic travel patterns points at transport as a …

With the increasing penetration of the internet, online shopping has become ubiquitous with
payments and deliveries made easy. Moreover, owing to COVID-19, online shopping has …

The 2020 CARES Act directed large cash payments to households. We analyze households'
spending responses using data from a Fintech nonprofit, exploring heterogeneity by income …

This paper uses real-time transaction data from a large bank in Scandinavia to estimate the
effect of social distancing laws on consumer spending in the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) …

Since the first death in China in early January 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread
across the globe and dominated the news headlines leading to fundamental changes in the …

The coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemic has created both a public health crisis
and an economic crisis in the United States. The pandemic has disrupted lives, pushed the …

All countries have suffered from the COVID-19 crisis; the pandemic has adversely impacted
all sectors. In this study, we examine the transport sector with a specific focus on the problem …

The spread of COVID-19 infections has led to substantial changes in consumption patterns.
While demand for services that involve face-to-face contact has decreased sharply, online …