Combating the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of the SARS imprint

We provide evidence of delayed attention and inaction in response to COVID-19 in countries that did not experience SARS in 2003. Using cross-country data, we find that individuals in countries that had SARS infections in 2003 searched more intensively for COVID-19-related information on Google in la...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ru, Hong, Yang, Endong, Zou, Kunru
Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159571