@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp13599, author={Gershuny, Jonathan I. and Sullivan, Oriel and Sevilla, Almudena and Vega-Rapun, Marga and Foliano, Francesca and Grignon, Juana Lamote de and Harms, Teresa and Walthery, Pierre}, title={A New Perspective from Time Use Research on the Effects of Lockdown on COVID-19 Behavioral Infection Risk}, year={2020}, month={Aug}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={13599}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp13599}, abstract={We present findings from the first two waves of an innovative, population-representative, UK time-use diary survey conducted both pre- and mid-lockdown, using an online diary instrument that proved both reliable and quick-to-field. Combining diary information on activity, location, and co-presence to estimate infection risks associated with daily behavior, we show clear changes in such behavior related to infection risk between the pre- and mid-lockdown periods: a substantial reduction of time spent in those behaviors with the highest levels of risk, accompanied by an equivalent increase in low-risk behavior. Because, in general, a populations' time use changes relatively slowly, the behavioral changes revealed may be interpreted directly as a consequence of the UK COVID-19 'lockdown' regulations. Subsequent waves will reveal the behavioral consequences of future changes in regulation.}, keywords={COVID-19;infection;behavioural risk;time-use}, }