Did weekly economic index and volatility index impact US food sales during the first year of the pandemic?

Abstract We explore the impacts of economic and financial dislocations caused by COVID-19 pandemic shocks on food sales in the United States from January 2020 to January 2021. We use the US weekly economic index (WEI) to measure economic dislocations and the Chicago Board Options Exchange volatility...

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Main Authors: Narasingha Das, Partha Gangopadhyay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-02-01
Series:Financial Innovation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-023-00460-y