The Distributional Impacts of Early Employment Losses from COVID-19

Cho, Seung Jin; Winters, John V.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3602755

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“…With respect to the literature, these results may shed light on the evidence provided in studies such as by Bonacini, Gallo, and Scicchitano (2020) who have shown that working from home (due to social distancing) increases income inequality among employees, potentially due to the heterogeneity across education levels. This is also consistent with the idea that lower‐income people have to continue working outside during COVID‐19, as they have experienced higher unemployment rates as shown in studies such as by Cho and Winters (2020).…”

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COVID‐19 and unequal social distancing across demographic groups

Yilmazkuday

2020

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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This paper analyses whether social distancing experienced by alternative demographic groups within the US has been different amid COVID-19. The formal investigation is achieved by using daily state-level mobility data from the US covering information on the demographic categories of income, education and race/ethnicity. The results show that social distancing has been experienced more by higherincome, higher-educated or Asian people after the declaration of National Emergency on 13 March 2020. Since alternative demographic groups were subject to alternative employment opportunities during this period (e.g., due to being able to work from home), it is implied that COVID-19 has redistributive effects that require demographic-group specific policies.

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confidence: 89%

COVID‐19 and unequal social distancing across demographic groups

Yilmazkuday

2020

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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“…A UK study found that especially those with a drop in income were more likely to experience food insecurity during the corona crisis ( Loopstra, 2020 ) which includes eating less by skipping meals or not eating for a whole day. As individuals with low educational levels are more likely to experience larger employment losses due to the corona crisis than those with high educational levels ( Cho & Winters, 2020 ), this could be a potential mechanism explaining this outcome.…”

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Eating behavior and food purchases during the COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional study among adults in the Netherlands

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On March 15, 2020, the Dutch Government implemented COVID-19 lockdown measures. Although self-quarantine and social-distancing measures were implemented, restrictions were less severe compared to several other countries. The aim of this study was to assess changes in eating behavior and food purchases among a representative adult sample in the Netherlands (n = 1030), five weeks into lockdown. The results show that most participants did not change their eating behaviors (83.0%) or food purchases (73.3%). However, socio-demographic differences were observed among those that reported changes during lockdown. For example, participants with overweight (OR = 2.26, 95%CI = 1.24–4.11) and obesity (OR = 4.21, 95%CI = 2.13–8.32) were more likely to indicate to eat unhealthier during lockdown compared to participants with a healthy weight. Those with a high educational level (OR = 2.25, 95%-CI = 1.03–4.93) were also more likely to indicate to eat unhealthier during lockdown compared to those with a low educational level. Older participants were more likely to indicate to experience no differences in their eating behaviors compared to those of younger age, who were more likely to indicate that they ate healthier (OR = 1.03, 95%CI = 1.01–1.04) as well as unhealthier (OR = 1.04, 95%CI = 1.02–1.06) during lockdown. Participants with obesity were more likely to indicate to purchase more chips/snacks (OR = 2.79, 95%CI = 1.43–5.45) and more nonalcoholic beverages (OR = 2.74, 95%CI = 1.36–5.50) during lockdown in comparison with those with a healthy weight. Of those that used meal delivery services before, 174 (29.5%) indicated to use meal delivery services more frequently during lockdown. Although the results confirm the persistence of dietary routines, profound socio-demographic differences were observed for those that did report changes. Especially for individuals with overweight and obesity, the lockdown has taken its toll on healthy dietary choices. Further research should unravel underlying mechanisms for these observations.

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“…Overall, the research so far seems to unanimously show that the workers hit the hardest by the crisis are women, young, low-educated (Béland et al, 2020a;Bick and Blanding, 2020;Cho and Winters, 2020;Cowan, 2020;Montenovo et al, 2020) or with an ethnic minority or migration background (Béland et al, 2020a;Borjas and Cassidy, 2020;Cho and Winters, 2020;Cowan, 2020;Fairlie et al, 2020;Montenovo et al, 2020). Nevertheless, some evidence suggests that during the initial stages of the crisis men might have been disproportionately affected (Béland et al, 2020a) and that some older workers might have chosen to go on early retirement (Coibion et al, 2020;Cowan, 2020).…”

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Reacting Quickly and Protecting Jobs: The Short-Term Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on the Greek Labor Market

Betcherman¹,

Giannakopoulos²,

Laliotis³

et al. 2020

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The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

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The Distributional Impacts of Early Employment Losses from COVID-19

Cited by 16 publications

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COVID‐19 and unequal social distancing across demographic groups

COVID‐19 and unequal social distancing across demographic groups

Eating behavior and food purchases during the COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional study among adults in the Netherlands

Reacting Quickly and Protecting Jobs: The Short-Term Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on the Greek Labor Market

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