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Consumption Response to Seoul’s COVID-19 Shopping Coupons: Evidence from Consumer Data (Covid-19 Special Issue)
Seokjin Woo (Myongji University), Sangmin Aum (Kyung Hee University), Dohyung Kim (Myongji University), Heyjin Moon (Seoul Welfare Foundation) and Soohyung Lee (Seoul National University)발행년도2022Vol.38No.2
초록
This study measures the extent to which Seoul’s COVID-19 shopping coupon program affects individuals’ consumption. Unlike other COVID-19-related transfer programs, the Seoul Metropolitan government provides consumption coupons depending on income. We quantify the causal effect of Seoul’s program by comparing eligible and ineligible groups using a difference-in-differences method. We find that the program increased consumption by 18% while it was ongoing and by 6% afterward. We find substantial heterogeneity in the treatment effects concerning recipients’ income and consumption categories.