We examine how the Coronavirus pandemic affected consumer valuation of digital services. Governments responded to the pandemic with various forms of lockdowns and social distancing, leading to increased dependence on digital services for work, social engagement, and leisure activities. We identify consumer valuations through surveys where respondents express their reservation prices for digital services such as email, search, and social media. We compare our results to surveys done in 2016 and 2017 and find an about five-fold increase in valuations.

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美国冠状病毒爆发期间数字商品的估值

我们研究了冠状病毒大流行如何影响消费者对数字服务的估值。各国政府以各种形式的封锁和社会疏远来应对这一流行病，导致工作、社会参与和休闲活动对数字服务的依赖性增加。我们通过调查确定消费者估值，受访者在调查中表达他们对电子邮件、搜索和社交媒体等数字服务的保留价格。我们将我们的结果与 2016 年和 2017 年进行的调查进行比较，发现估值增加了约五倍。