Pandemic Protocols, Native Nutrition: Grocery Store Access from American Indian Reservations during COVID-19

Luis Quintero, Emilia Simeonova and Randall Akee

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, vol. 111, 602-06

Abstract: Native Americans have 3.5 times the COVID-19 infection rate and 1.5 times the death rate of non-Hispanic Whites. We demonstrate that social distancing policies may have unanticipated effects on behaviors. We estimate the effect of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) on the types of grocery stores visited by individuals residing on and off of American Indian reservations during the pandemic. We find that there is a larger reduction in the distance traveled to grocery stores for on-reservation households than for off-reservation households. We also find an increase in the relative share of trips to convenience stores for reservation residents.

JEL-codes: I12 I14 I18 J15 L81 L88 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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