Global economic impacts of COVID-19 lockdown measures stand out in high-frequency shipping data.

The implementation of large-scale containment measures by governments to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus has resulted in large impacts to the global economy. Here, we derive a new high-frequency indicator of economic activity using empirical vessel tracking data, and use it to estimate the...

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Main Authors: Jasper Verschuur, Elco E Koks, Jim W Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248818