2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Using data from O{*}NET, we construct two measures of an occupation''s
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potential exposure to social distancing measures: (i) the ability to
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conduct that job from home and (ii) the degree of physical proximity to
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others the job requires. After validating these measures with comparable
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measures from ATUS as well as realized work-from-home rates during the
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pandemic, we employ the measures to study the characteristics of workers
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in these types of jobs. Our results show that workers in
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low-work-from-home and high-physical-proximity jobs are more
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economically vulnerable across various measures constructed from the CPS
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and PSID: they are less educated, of lower income, have fewer liquid
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assets relative to income, and are more likely renters. Consistent with
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the idea that high physical proximity or low work-from-home occupations
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were more exposed to the Coronavirus shock, we show that the types of
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workers predicted to be employed in them experienced greater declines in
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employment during the pandemic. We conclude by comparing the aggregate
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employment losses in these occupations to their employment losses in the
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2008 recession, and find evidence that these occupations were
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disproportionately exposed to the pandemic shock, and not just comprised
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of more cyclically sensitive workers.'
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affiliation: 'Pilossoph, L (Corresponding Author), Fed Reserve Bank New York, New
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York, NY 10045 USA.
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Mongey, Simon; Weinberg, Alexander, Univ Chicago, Kenneth C Griffin Dept Econ, Chicago,
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IL 60637 USA.
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Mongey, Simon, NBER, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA.
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Pilossoph, Laura, Fed Reserve Bank New York, New York, NY 10045 USA.'
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author: Mongey, Simon and Pilossoph, Laura and Weinberg, Alexander
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author-email: 'mongey@uchicago.edu
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pilossoph@gmail.com
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weinberga@uchicago.edu'
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author_list:
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- family: Mongey
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given: Simon
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- family: Pilossoph
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given: Laura
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- family: Weinberg
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given: Alexander
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s10888-021-09487-6
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earlyaccessdate: AUG 2021
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eissn: 1573-8701
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esi-highly-cited-paper: Y
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esi-hot-paper: N
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files: []
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issn: 1569-1721
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journal: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
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keywords: 'Coronavirus; Employment; Inequality; Social policy; Occupations;
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Demographics'
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language: English
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month: SEP
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number: 3, SI
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number-of-cited-references: '18'
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pages: 509-526
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papis_id: 3a8ff05cef26c88c8f6de7f6b01cc9f3
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ref: Mongey2021whichworkers
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times-cited: '78'
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title: Which workers bear the burden of social distancing?
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000680388900001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '12'
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volume: '19'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics
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year: '2021'
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