Brown Bag Seminar in Economics and Finance

You are welcome to join us for the “Brown Bag Seminar in Economics and Finance” presented by

                                    Kit Baum from Boston College  

Title: Socioeconomic Factors influencing the Spatial Spread of COVID-19 in the United States

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Date: Monday, 15 February
Time: 12:10-12:55

Room: https://ju-se.zoom.us/j/6596546911

Abstract 

As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed in the U.S., "hotspots" have been shifting geographically over time to suburban and rural counties showing a high prevalence of the disease. We analyze daily U.S. county-level variations in COVID-19 confirmed case counts to evaluate the spatial dependence between neighboring counties. We find strong evidence of county-level socioeconomic factors influencing the spatial spread. We show the potential of combining spatial econometric techniques and socioeconomic factors in assessing the spatial effects of COVID-19 among neighboring counties.

Have a look at the seminar program for S1 here.

MOST WELCOME TO JOIN!