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Origin country information and immigrant behavior: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S

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  • Kang, Stephanie

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Immigrants consume information from both their origin and destination countries. I examine how they adjust their behavior in response to new developments in their origin country by exploiting the timing of COVID-19 outbreak in each origin country. I find that as COVID-19 spread in various countries, immigrants from these countries were more likely to practice social distancing in the United States. Additionally, they reacted more strongly to new developments of COVID-19 in their origin countries after the declaration of a national emergency in the U.S., indicating immigrants’ actions are influenced by both information from their origin countries and the relevance of such information in their current country of residence. These behavioral changes are likely driven by real-time transmission of information through social media and other online channels.

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  • Kang, Stephanie, 2026. "Origin country information and immigrant behavior: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 248(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jeborg:v:248:y:2026:i:c:s0167268126002222
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107636
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    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy

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