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Uneven Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Post-lockdown Human Mobility Across Chinese Cities

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  • Liu, Yanyan

    (IFPRI, International Food Policy Research Institute)

  • Ma, Shuang

    (Guangzhou University)

  • Mu, Ren

    (Texas A&M University)

Abstract

How quickly can we expect human mobility to resume to pre-pandemic levels after lockdowns? Does pandemic severity affect the speed of post-lockdown recovery? Using real-time cross-city human mobility data from China and a difference-in-difference-in-differences framework, we find that mobility in most cities resumed to normal six weeks after reopening. In contrast, the epicenter cities, those with the worst outbreaks, were slow to recover; twelve weeks after reopening, mobility had not returned to the pre-pandemic levels. We provide suggestive evidence that relatively undiminished pandemic concerns may have slowed down mobility recovery in the epicenter region. Our findings imply that a severe pandemic experience impedes post-lockdown mobility recovery. From a policy perspective, this study suggests that it is important to successfully contain the pandemic to achieve a faster post-lockdown recovery.

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  • Liu, Yanyan & Ma, Shuang & Mu, Ren, 2021. "Uneven Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Post-lockdown Human Mobility Across Chinese Cities," IZA Discussion Papers 14187, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp14187
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    1. Lee, Wang-Sheng & Tran, Trang My & Yu, Lamont Bo, 2022. "Dual Circulation and Population Mobility during the Pandemic in China," IZA Discussion Papers 15269, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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    Keywords

    COVID-19; population mobility; post-lockdown; China;
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    JEL classification:

    • L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General
    • H12 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Crisis Management
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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