What Cannot be Cured Must be Endured: The Long-Lasting Effect of a COVID-19 Infection on Workplace Productivity.()
In: Labour Econ, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered economic shock waves across the globe. Exploiting a natural experiment, this paper estimates how being infected with the virus shapes individual-level productivity after having recovered. Studying the performance of professional athletes in Germany and Italy and applying a staggered difference-in-differences design, we find that individual performance drops by around 6 percent after a previously infected athlete returns to the pitch. This striking deterioration remains persistent over time – amounting to 5 percent eight months after the infection. The effect increases with age and infection severity, and is spread disproportionally over the course of a match. We detect no productivity effects for other respiratory infections. We take these findings as first evidence that the pandemic might cause long-lasting effects on worker productivity and economic growth.
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What Cannot be Cured Must be Endured: The Long-Lasting Effect of a COVID-19 Infection on Workplace Productivity.()
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Fischer, Kai ; Reade, J. James ; Schmal, W. ; Benedikt |
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Zeitschrift: | Labour Econ, 2022 |
Veröffentlichung: | Elsevier B.V., 2022 |
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DOI: | 10.1016/j.labeco.2022.102281 |
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