A Behavioral Economic Characterization of the Impact of the COVID-19 Quarantine on Reinforcer Diversity, Behavior, and Health
Erin B. Rasmussen, Alam Y. Alvarado · 2026
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Erin Rasmussen and Alam Alvarado set out how the stay-home span for COVID-19 changed the range of acts that pay off. They use terms of how folk weigh gain and cost. Their 2026 work treats the shut-down as a wild test of curbed gain.
The stay-home span cut reach to lots of gains out side the home. It drove up use of gains close to hand, such as shared sites, sleep, drink and drug goods, and food. The two paths joined into a net drop in range of gains. For some folk, shifts in those home-based takes told of shifts in health of body and of mind. The team talks through points for health risk in spans where folk are kept on their own. They put forth a set plan of gains close to hand in spans of low range.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Erin B. Rasmussen, Alam Y. Alvarado |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 89 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |