Economics and Finance in Indonesia
Volume 67, Number 1, June 2021

Mobility Pattern Changes in Indonesia in Response to COVID-19

Setia Pramana (Politeknik Statistika STIS & Directorate of Statistical Analysis and Development, BPS-Statistics Indonesia)
Yuniarti Yuniarti (Directorate of Statistical Analysis and Development, BPS-Statistics Indonesia)
Dede Yoga Paramartha (Directorate of Statistical Analysis and Development, BPS-Statistics Indonesia)
Satria Bagus Panuntun (Directorate of Statistical Analysis and Development, BPS-Statistics Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Apr 2021

Abstract

All countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have established several policies to control the spread of the disease. The government of Indonesia has enforced a work-from-home policy and large-scale social restrictions in most regions that result in the changes in community mobility in various categories of places. This study aims to (1) investigate the impact of large-scale restrictions on provincial-level mobility in Indonesia, (2) categorize provinces based on mobility patterns, and (3) investigate regional socio-economic characteristics that may lead to different mobility patterns. This study utilized Provincial-level Google Mobility Index, Flight data scraped from daily web, and regional characteristics (e.g., poverty rate, percentages of informal workers). A Dynamic Time Warping method was employed to investigate the clusters of mobility. The study shows an intense trade-off of mobility pattern between residential areas and  public areas. In general, during the first 2.5 months of the pandemic, people had reduced their activities in public areas and preferred to stay at home. Meanwhile, provinces have different mobility patterns from each other during the period of the large-scale restrictions. The differences in mobility are mainly led by the percentage of formal workers in each region.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

efi

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

EFI mainly covers original idea related to the Economics and Finance in Indonesia. Published articles can be either theoretical, empirical, or in between of those two polar ...