期刊
RESEARCH IN TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS
卷 95, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2022.101194
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COVID-19; Public transport; Commuting; Quantile regression; Italy
This study examines the association between commuting flows and excess mortality during the initial spread of COVID-19 in Italy. The results show that places with higher commuting flows exhibit higher excess mortality, but there is no significant association between excess mortality and transit usage. The findings suggest that mobility, not modal choice, is the main driver of the initial contagion.
Within the much broader framework of global interest, the dilemma concerning the real impact of mode of transport on the spread of COVID-19 has been a priority for transport stakeholders and policy-makers. How dangerous is it to move around a certain territory? Does the danger depend on the mode of transport? By considering a novel and detailed dataset at the level of local labour markets, we analysed the spatial association between the pre-pandemic propensity to use public transport and excess mortality in Italy attributable to the initial spread of COVID-19. We found that places characterised by larger commuting flows exhibit higher excess mortality during the first wave of the pandemic, but observed no significant spatial association between excess mortality and transit usage. Our results were obtained by considering a wide range of heterogeneity in the estimation of quantile regressions across a variety of specifications. Although we do not provide a definitive answer concerning the risk associated with transit use, our analysis suggests that mobility, not modal choice, should be considered a main driver of the initial contagion.
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