The impacts of COVID-19: Interacted.

We examine the determinants of the consequences of COVID-19 on employment and wages in the United States. Guided by a pre-analysis plan, we investigate whether the economic consequences of COVID-19 were larger for certain occupations, using four indexes: workers relatively more exposed to disease, workers that work with proximity to coworkers, essential/critical workers and workers who can easily work remotely. We find that individuals that work in proximity to others are more affected while individuals able to work remotely and essential workers are less affected by the pandemic. We also present suggestive evidence that our indexes are likely explanations why certain demographic groups such as younger and minority workers have worse labor market outcomes during the pandemic.

本研究旨在探究美国境内新冠疫情（COVID-19）对就业与薪资产生影响的决定因素。依据预先分析计划（pre-analysis plan），我们通过四类指标分析新冠疫情的经济影响是否在特定职业群体中更为显著，这四类指标分别为：疾病暴露风险较高的劳动者、需与同事近距离共事的劳动者、必需/关键岗位劳动者，以及可轻松远程办公的劳动者。研究结果显示，需与他人近距离共事的劳动者受疫情影响更为严重，而可远程办公者与必需岗位劳动者受疫情影响相对更小。本研究还提供了启发性证据，表明我们所采用的上述指标可较好解释为何年轻劳动者、少数族裔劳动者等特定人口群体在疫情期间的劳动力市场表现更差。