Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/227200 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 13673
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We explore the impact of COVID-19 hotspots and regional lockdowns on the Dutch labour market. Using weekly administrative panel microdata for 50 per cent of Dutch employees until the end of March 2020, we study whether individual labour market outcomes, as measured by employment, working hours and hourly wages, were more strongly affected in provinces where COVID-19 confirmed cases, hospitalizations and mortality were relatively high. We do not observe a region-specific impact of COVID-19 on labour market outcomes. The results suggest individual characteristics are more important, including the employee's age, type of contract and type of job. The evidence suggests that the decline of the labour market was all due to the impacts from the government-enforced lockdown and higher virus case numbers did not reinforce this decline. This suggests that preventive health measures should be at the regional level, isolating hotspots from low-risk areas.
Subjects: 
COVID-19
coronavirus hotspots
lockdown
employment
working hours
wages
JEL: 
I15
I18
J20
J30
J64
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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