Determinants of Disparities in Covid-19 Job Losses.

Autor/inn/en	Montenovo, Laura; Jiang, Xuan; Rojas, Felipe Lozano; Schmutte, Ian M.; Simon, Kosali I.; Weinberg, Bruce A.; Wing, Coady
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research
Titel	Determinants of Disparities in Covid-19 Job Losses. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Determinanten der Unterschiede bei den durch COVID-19 verursachten Arbeitsplatzverlusten.
Quelle	(2020), 35 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	NBER working paper. 27132
Sprache	deutsch; englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
DOI	10.3386/w27132
Schlagwörter	Soziale Isolation; Eltern; Pandemie; Beschäftigungseffekt; Rezession; Arbeitsplatzverlust; Berufsgruppe; Qualifikation; Alter; Auswirkung; Geschlechtsspezifik; Krisenmanagement; Prävention; Regionaler Vergleich; Unterbrechung; Betrieb; Hispanoamerikaner; Schwarzer; USA
Abstract	"We make several contributions to understanding how the COVID-19 epidemic and policy responses have affected U.S. labor markets, benchmarked against two previous recessions. First, monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) data show greater declines in employment in March 2020 (relative to February) for Hispanics, workers aged 20 to 24, women, those with large families, and less-educated workers. Second, we show that job loss was larger in occupations that require more interpersonal contact and that cannot be performed remotely. Third, occupational sorting explains about half of the Hispanic/non-Hispanic gap in employment outcomes, but less than a quarter of the employment gaps between other groups. Finally, the labor market effects of the epidemic are widespread across the country and do not appear to be stronger in states that were hit early, nor in states that were earlier in limiting social and economic activity. We also address measurement issues known to have affected the March CPS. In particular, non-response increased dramatically, especially among the incoming rotation groups. Some of the increase appears non-random, but is not likely to be driving our conclusions. We also demonstrate the importance of tracking workers who report having a job but being absent, in addition to tracking employed vs. unemployed workers. Our work shows trends in employment disparities that arise in the very early days of the epidemic and its policy responses. Data from future months will improve the accuracy of our estimates and provide further evidence on the labor market disparities that have already emerged." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2020/3