Pandemic Layoffs and the Role of Stay-At-Home Orders

Marianna Kudlyak and Erin Wolcott

No 19240, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: We compile a novel high-frequency, detailed geographic dataset on mass layoffs from U.S. state labor departments. Using recent advances in difference-in-difference estimation with staggered treatment, we find that locally-mandated stay-at-home orders issued March 16--22, 2020 triggered mass layoffs equal to half a percent of the population in just one week. Our findings contribute to explanations for why job loss in 2020 was catastrophic, yet temporary.

JEL-codes: E32 J63 J64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-07
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