Table 9.
Differential effects of COVID in April 2020 on being employed and at work and hours worked, by worker type in February (DDD model)
| Worker types | All (1) | Restricted sample (2) |
|---|---|---|
| Panel A. Employed and at work | ||
| COVID (reference group = unincorporated SE) | − 0.23** (0.02) | − 0.21** (0.02) |
| COVID × incorporated SE | 0.09** (0.02) | 0.05 (0.03) |
| COVID × employee | 0.07** (0.02) | 0.05* (0.02) |
| Panel B. Hours worked | ||
| COVID (reference group = unincorporated SE) | − 11.01** (0.69) | − 10.78** (1.12) |
| COVID × incorporated SE | 1.80 (1.08) | − 0.67 (1.77) |
| COVID × employee | 3.72** (0.70) | 3.65** (1.14) |
| Observations | 95,684 | 31,328 |
Notes: All workers were employed and at work in February. Column 1 includes those who were observed in February and Aprilof at least 1 year. Column 2 includes those who were observed in all 4 months in order to further minimize concerns that the parallel trends assumption may be violated because of differences in the sample’s composition (note: February means are similar, see Appendix Table 15). Standard errors in parentheses are clustered by household. See Table 1 for control variables; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01
Source: Authors’ calculations based on the Current Population Survey, February and April 2019–2020