Consumer Sentiment Towards Asians in the Early Days of the Covid-19 Pandemic

We revisit the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic to examine whether restaurant foot traffic reveals changes in sentiment towards ethnic groups. Our findings show reduced demand for dining at Asian restaurants located inside Asian enclaves, while outside enclaves, the decline in visits to Asian本研究重新审视新冠疫情（COVID-19）早期数月，旨在探究餐厅客流能否反映民众对不同族裔群体的态度变化。研究结果显示，位于亚裔聚居区内的亚裔餐厅的用餐需求有所下降；而在聚居区之外，亚裔餐厅的客流量降幅