Clan loyalty and COVID-19 diffusion: Evidence from China.
Health Econ
; 32(4): 910-938, 2023 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2172918
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.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Health Econ
Journal subject:
Health Services
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Hec.4647
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