Cepparulo, Brian. 2025. Is mobility a good proxy for consumption? Economics Letters, 255, 112454. ISSN 0165-1765 [Article]

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This paper investigates the relationship between mobility and consumer expenditure using a longitudinal dataset of local-level transactions in the United Kingdom. It distinguishes between online and in-store spending and employs fixed effects models covering the period from February 2020 to March 2022. The analysis finds that retail and recreational mobility consistently serve as reliable proxies for in-store spending, while there is limited evidence of a correlation between online spending and mobility. These findings suggest that mobility data can serve as a valuable proxy for consumer activity in countries lacking high-frequency consumption data.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112454
Data Access Statement:	Data will be made available on request.
Keywords:	Mobility, Consumption, Transactions, Covid-19
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Institute of Management Studies
Dates:	Date Event 16 June 2025 Accepted 27 June 2025 Published Online September 2025 Published
Item ID:	39295
Date Deposited:	31 Jul 2025 07:46
Last Modified:	31 Jul 2025 07:46
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/39295

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