Mercer University

Will our trousers fit after the quarantine? Effects of COVID-19 lockdowns and digital social support on personal health choices

We examine how COVID-19 shelter-in-place (SIP) orders were associated with health behaviors and weight-management outcomes among users of a large digital weight-management platform. Using consumer-level panel data and staggered variation in SIP enactment across locations, we esti...

A Survey-Weighted Analysis of Online Shopping and Home Delivery Use Among Adults with a Travel-Limiting Condition in the 2022 National Household Travel Survey

This study examines how often adults with a travel-limiting condition or disability use online shopping and home delivery. It uses the person file of the 2022 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), a household-based survey, restricted to community-dwelling adults aged 18 and ov...

A comparative analysis of information content in risk factors and management's discussion and analysis: evidence from the mandatory cybersecurity disclosures

This study examines the information content of topic-specific cybersecurity disclosures following guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 2011 , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 2018 , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 2023 , with a focus...