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Clan loyalty and COVID-19 diffusion: Evidence from China.
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Health economics [Health Econ] 2023 Apr; Vol. 32 (4), pp. 910-938. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 10. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This paper addresses the substantial role of clan loyalty in promoting COVID-19 diffusion in China. Using a city-date panel dataset of observations from 183 cities (prefecture-level and above) in the period of the special long holiday of Chinese New Year in 2020 (January 24-March 1), we find that regions with higher clan loyalty have more COVID-19 cases than regions with lower clan loyalty. A one standard deviation increase in clan loyalty is associated with an 8.1% increase in COVID-19 cases. We further document that clan loyalty drives COVID-19 cases by promoting mass gatherings, exploiting a staggered difference-in-differences (DID) regression based on city community-management policy shocks. Our paper provides novel evidence of one negative public health consequence of clan loyalty, namely, its aggravation of COVID-19 cases.<br /> (© 2023 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
- Subjects :
- Humans
SARS-CoV-2
Cities
Data Collection
China epidemiology
COVID-19
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1099-1050
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Health economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36625350
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4647