Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/331534 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
IES Working Paper No. 15/2025
Publisher: 
Charles University in Prague, Institute of Economic Studies (IES), Prague
Abstract: 
One of the main types of government intervention aimed at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic were the social distancing measures. This article presents a novel approach to examining the relationship between social distancing and workforce composition. The model used is a SIRD model with dynamically optimizing individuals. The model is estimated for each Czech region and calibrated for the 'social distancing measure' so that the model predictions best fit the data. This measure is then compared in a regression with the share of skilled labour in each region. This article finds that a significant correlation between social distancing preferences and workforce composition.
Subjects: 
SIR
social distancing
Covid-19
workforce composition
JEL: 
I12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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