The impact of a COVID-19 lockdown on work productivity under good and poor compliance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments across the globe have imposed strict social distancing measures. Public compliance to such measures is essential for their success, yet the economic consequences of compliance are unknown. This is the first study to analyze the effects of good compliance compared with poor compliance to a COVID-19 suppression strategy (i.e. lockdown) on work productivity.

Methods

We estimate the differences in work productivity comparing a scenario of good compliance with one of poor compliance to the UK government COVID-19 suppression strategy. We use projections of the impact of the UK suppression strategy on mortality and morbidity from an individual-based epidemiological model combined with an economic model representative of t

SUBMITTER: Ohrnberger J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8385936 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature