From the lockdown to the new normal: individual mobility and local labor market characteristics following the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

Abstract

Italy was among the first countries to introduce drastic measures to reduce individual mobility in order to slow the diffusion of COVID-19. The first measures imposed by the central authorities on March 8, 2020, were unanticipated and highly localized, focusing on 26 provinces. Additional nationwide measures were imposed after one day, and were removed only after June 3. Looking at these watershed moments of the pandemic, this paper explores the impact of the adoption of localized restrictions on changes in individual mobility in Italy using a spatial discontinuity approach.

Description

Open access available on the publisher web site at https://rdcu.be/cY8M4

Keywords

Covid-19, Mercato del lavoro, Mobilità

Citation

Caselli M., Fracasso A., Scicchitano S., From the lockdown to the new normal: individual mobility and local labor market characteristics following the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, in "Journal of Population Economics", n. 35, 2022, pp. 1517-1550 <https://oa.inapp.org/xmlui/handle/20.500.12916/3687>

Collections