2022 年 14 巻 p. 16-33
Out-of-home activity participation during the pandemic reduced drastically compared to the pre-pandemic period. The study explores the effect of the Stringency index, Economic support index, and Reproduction number on the mobility and activity participation of 33 Asian countries during 300 days of the pandemic. The study used a panel data model to investigate the effect of independent variables. The result shows larger Stringency index and Reproduction number were associated with lower mobility, and a larger Economic support index was associated with more mobility. The association of these variables with mobility seems to have reduced with time, and the subgroup analysis highlights the difference in the impact of variables among countries with different population density, GDP per capita, life expectancy, and extreme poverty. The findings suggest that the authorities can strengthen their efforts to provide safer activity participation by implementing effective policies and providing awareness about physical distancing.
