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Tourism Water Use During the COVID-19 Shutdown A Natural Experiment in Hawaii

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  • Nathan DeMaagd

    (UHERO)

  • Peter Fuleky

    (UHERO and Department of Economics, University of Hawai'i at Manoa)

  • Kimberly Burnett

    (UHERO)

  • Christopher Wada

    (UHERO)

Abstract

COVID-19 dealt a formidable blow to the US economy. We present a joint analysis of the epidemiological and labor market outcomes across US states. We focus on the relationship across relevant indicators in the pre-vaccination era. As expected, we find strong correlation between changes in economic conditions and mobility. However, mobility fluctuations tend to be uncorrelated with local epidemics and occur simultaneously across most states. The magnitude of the mobility response is highly correlated with the rural vs. urban character of the area. Employment losses are most strongly associated with high population density and concentration of the leisure and hospitality industry. The relationship between job losses and the case fatality ratio is affected by the timing of the most severe COVID-19 waves.

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  • Nathan DeMaagd & Peter Fuleky & Kimberly Burnett & Christopher Wada, 2021. "Tourism Water Use During the COVID-19 Shutdown A Natural Experiment in Hawaii," Working Papers 2021-8, University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
    • Handle: RePEc:hae:wpaper:2021-8
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    Tourism; water demand; COVID-19;
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