Lockdown and the social life of big cities

Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Fabian Bald, Duncan Roth and Tobias Seidel

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Abstract: The effects of Covid-19 on the social lives of city dwellers - being able to go to the pub, restaurants and theatre - may be more relevant for the future of cities than its impact on work. That's the implication of a thought experiment by Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Fabian Bald, Duncan Roth and Tobias Seidel.

Keywords: Covid-19; geography; economic geography; cities; employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-03-01
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