From the pandemic to the pitch. Unraveling COVID-19′s effect on workers' performance

Arturo Galindo and Jorge Tovar

Economics Letters, 2024, vol. 238, issue C

Abstract: There is a growing body of literature on the impact of COVID-19 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 after infection by 13,6%. Taking advantage of Colombia's mountainous geography, our results indicate that the main driver of performance drop in athletes is performance at high altitudes.

Keywords: COVID-19; Football; Soccer; Workers performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H12 I18 J21 J4 O54 Z2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111678

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