近日，我院熊艾伦副教授及其团队所撰写的论文——Knowledge acquisition and precautionary behaviors for individual resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic: A study of rural Latin America，被Journal of Rural Studies录用并在线发表。Journal of Rural Studies是农村发展研究领域的国际权威学术期刊（JCR1区），收录出版农村社会学、农村地理学、农村经济学、城镇化等相关领域的学术论文。

【研究团队】

熊艾伦，重庆工商大学工商管理学院副教授

李玉恒，中科院地理科学与资源研究所副研究员

刘霜，重庆工商大学长江上游经济研究中心博士生

李宏毅，香港中文大学商学院副教授

【论文摘要】

The concept of resilience gains prominence as human society faces more frequent and impactful shocks and disturbances. This study seeks to investigate how rural populations build resilience amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A simple theoretical model is presented to illustrate the determinants of knowledge acquisition and precautionary behaviors among rural residents. Based on a High Frequency Phone Survey of 10,583 Latin American adults, this study found that rural residents were less capable of using informal channels (e.g., the internet) to collect COVID-19 information. Younger generations were generally less likely to adopt precautionary behaviors than the elderly. The age disparity, however, was relatively minor for rural populations. Costly preventive measures such as staying at home are less affordable for rural residents. Meanwhile, confidence in government ensures better compliance to ensure public health guidelines. We argue that internet skills, prosociality, and political confidence are necessary to build rural residents' resilience during the pandemic.