Replication Data: Expectations, Infections, and Economic Activity
Creators:
Martin Eichenbaum, Miguel Godinho de Matos, Francisco Lima, Sergio Rebelo, and Mathias Trabandt
Publication Date:
2023-09-14
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Dataset Description:
This dataset, hosted on Harvard Dataverse, contains the replication data for the study "Expectations, Infections, and Economic Activity" (Eichenbaum et al., 2024, Journal of Political Economy). It includes consumer transaction and epidemiological data used to examine how expectations about COVID-19 infection risk affect consumer behaviour and economic activity, combining macroeconomic modelling with granular spending data to quantify the role of beliefs in driving pandemic-era economic fluctuations.
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