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From the Pandemic to the Pitch. Unraveling COVID-19's Effect on Workers' Performance

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  • Arturo Galindo

    (Inter-American Development Bank)

  • Jorge Tovar

    (Universidad de los Andes)

Abstract

There is a growing body of literature on the impact that COVID-19 has on workers' performance upon recovery. This paper explores that question using granular data from professional athletes. Using a difference-in-difference estimation strategy and estimating an n-dimensional performance index, we find that performance drops upon recovery during the first thirty days a?er infection by 13,4%. Exploiting the mountainous geography of Colombia, our results indicate that the main driver of such a drop is performing at high altitudes.

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  • Arturo Galindo & Jorge Tovar, 2024. "From the Pandemic to the Pitch. Unraveling COVID-19's Effect on Workers' Performance," Documentos CEDE 21007, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE.
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    • H12 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Crisis Management
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J40 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - General
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • Z20 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - General

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