Stimulus relief funds increase social distancing to stop spread of COVID-19

Stimulus relief funds increase social distancing to stop spread of COVID-19

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201201153431.htm

The results, published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, suggest that of the measures taken to address economic dislocation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the CARES Act helped reduce an important source of viral spread: social interaction.

In the new paper, researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy and the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy sought to accurately measure public willingness to abide by shelter-in-place ordinances first introduced in spring of 2020.