June 7, 2024Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Early Pandemic Behaviors and the Role of Vaccines in Reversing Pandemic Mobility Trends: Evidence from a U.S. Panel

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HOHassan Obeid MAMichael Anderson MBMohamed Amine Bouzaghrane

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Panel study reveals increased mobility and transit use following vaccination in the United States, highlighting that employer policies rather than personal vaccine status drove in-person work.

Key Points

Vaccine availability significantly increased travel behavior and mobility trends across the United States while sharply elevating the frequency of public transportation use.
Analysis of five survey waves and passive smartphone tracking data from 2020 and 2021 demonstrates that daily telecommuting dropped equally among vaccinated and unvaccinated staff.
Findings suggest that employer reopening mandates drove reductions in remote work rather than individual infection concerns, informing travel behavior in future recovery periods.

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Obeid et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e65ac3b6db6435875e95d6 https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981241249924

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June 7, 2024Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Early Pandemic Behaviors and the Role of Vaccines in Reversing Pandemic Mobility Trends: Evidence from a U.S. Panel

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Authors

HOHassan Obeid MAMichael Anderson MBMohamed Amine Bouzaghrane

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Overview

Panel study reveals increased mobility and transit use following vaccination in the United States, highlighting that employer policies rather than personal vaccine status drove in-person work.

Key Points

Vaccine availability significantly increased travel behavior and mobility trends across the United States while sharply elevating the frequency of public transportation use.
Analysis of five survey waves and passive smartphone tracking data from 2020 and 2021 demonstrates that daily telecommuting dropped equally among vaccinated and unvaccinated staff.
Findings suggest that employer reopening mandates drove reductions in remote work rather than individual infection concerns, informing travel behavior in future recovery periods.

Cite This Study

Obeid et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e65ac3b6db6435875e95d6 https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981241249924

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