AEA Papers and Proceedings
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Pandemic Protocols, Native Nutrition: Grocery Store Access from American Indian Reservations during COVID-19
AEA Papers and Proceedings
vol. 111,
May 2021
(pp. 602–06)
Abstract
Native Americans have 3.5 times the COVID-19 infection rate and 1.5 times the death rate of non-Hispanic Whites. We demonstrate that social distancing policies may have unanticipated effects on behaviors. We estimate the effect of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) on the types of grocery stores visited by individuals residing on and off of American Indian reservations during the pandemic. We find that there is a larger reduction in the distance traveled to grocery stores for on-reservation households than for off-reservation households. We also find an increase in the relative share of trips to convenience stores for reservation residents.Citation
Quintero, Luis, Emilia Simeonova, and Randall Akee. 2021. "Pandemic Protocols, Native Nutrition: Grocery Store Access from American Indian Reservations during COVID-19." AEA Papers and Proceedings, 111: 602–06. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20211117Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
- I14 Health and Inequality
- L81 Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
- L88 Industry Studies: Services: Government Policy
- I12 Health Behavior