image: Event study estimates of associations of lockdown timing with Google searches for breakup and divorce.
Event study estimation results. The model for Europe included 6 countries: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The estimation sample for the United States included the 42 States that implemented a lockdown + Washington D.C. See S2 Table for lockdown dates and States included in the estimation sample.
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Berger et al, PLOS ONE, 2021 (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Google Trends reveal how searches related to family and relationship behaviors, such as weddings, contraception, and abortions, changed during lockdowns in the US and Europe.
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