COVID-19 Working Paper: Meatpacking Working Conditions and the Spread of COVID-19

Thomas Krumel and Corey Goodrich

No 327343, Administrative Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This working paper explores how working conditions in meatpacking plants may have contributed to the spread of COVID-19. It compares working conditions within the meatpacking sector to other manufacturing industries, and finds significantly higher risk of exposure for those working in the meatpacking industry, especially early in the pandemic before mitigation measures were implemented.

Keywords: Industrial Organization; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31
Date: 2021-09
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.327343

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