Social media infodemics and social distancing under the COVID-19 pandemic: public good provisions under uncertainty

Social media infodemics and social distancing under the COVID-19 pandemic: public good provisions under uncertainty

This debate examines the impact of infodemics – an over-abundance of information – on social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of its external effects, social distancing behavior (SDB) shares fundamental properties with public goods, whose potential for undersupply has been examined e...

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Main Authors: Susumu Cato, Takashi Iida, Kenji Ishida, Asei Ito, Hiroto Katsumata, Kenneth Mori McElwain, Masahiro Shoji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
social distancing
infodemics
risk aversion
public good
social media
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2021.1995958

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2021.1995958

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