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Antonio Spilimbergo and Damiano Sandri

Published on March 19, 2021 Updated on April 22, 2021
Date
Le 24 March 2021 De 17:30 à 18:30
Informations complémentaires :5.30 pm CET

Webinar: The Economics of Migration

Mobility Under the COVID-19 Pandemic: Asymmetric Effects Across Gender and Age


Co-authors: Francesca Caselli et Francesco Grigoli

Abstract

Lockdowns and voluntary social distancing led to significant reduction in people's mobility. Yet, there is scant evidence on the heterogeneous effects across segments of the population. Using unique mobility indicators based on anonymized and aggregate data provided by Vodafone for Italy, Portugal, and Spain, we find that lockdowns had a larger impact on the mobility of women and younger cohorts. Younger people also experienced a sharper drop in mobility in response to rising COVID-19 infections. Our findings, which are consistent across estimation methods and robust to a variety of tests, warn about a possible widening of gender and inter-generational inequality and provide important inputs for the formulation of targeted policies.

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