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The Labor Market Implications of Restricted Mobility during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya: Evidence from Nationally Representative Phone Surveys

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dc.contributor.authorHeeman, Markus
dc.contributor.authorPape, Utz Johann
dc.contributor.authorVollmer, Sebastian
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-09T20:36:45Z
dc.date.available2022-03-09T20:36:45Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-09
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic affected people’s livelihoods in many ways, particularly in developing countries. This paper examines the degree to which recovering mobility levels impacted labor market outcomes in Kenya over the course of the pandemic, starting from May 2020 until June 2021. It uses an instrumental variable approach to identify the causal impacts of mobility reduction induced by policy changes on labor market outcomes. The findings show that a 10 percent recovery of mobility led to a 12 percentage points increase in labor force participation and a 9 percent points increase in household members being employed. At the same time, a 10 percent recovery of mobility caused an increase of 11 wage hours per week (formal and informal). Among the factors influencing self-reported mobility-reducing behavior, trust in the government’s ability to deal with the pandemic correlates with less self-reported mobility reduction, while people who knew someone with an infection tend to reduce mobility less. Finally, countrywide policy stringency levels clearly reduce self-reported mobility. Given the demonstrated adverse impacts of reducing mobility on economic indicators, the government should explore options to limit the economic fall-out while protecting citizens from infections, for example, by using partial or geographically constrained lockdowns.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/776821646839663297/The-Labor-Market-Implications-of-Restricted-Mobility-during-the-COVID-19-Pandemic-in-Kenya-Evidence-from-Nationally-Representative-Phone-Surveys
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9963
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/37116
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 9963
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectCORONAVIRUS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL PANDEMIC
dc.titleThe Labor Market Implications of Restricted Mobility during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenyaen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Nationally Representative Phone Surveysen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.date.disclosure2022-03-09
okr.date.lastmodified2022-03-09T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/776821646839663297/The-Labor-Market-Implications-of-Restricted-Mobility-during-the-COVID-19-Pandemic-in-Kenya-Evidence-from-Nationally-Representative-Phone-Surveys
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9963
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33754038
okr.identifier.reportWPS9963
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.countryKenya
okr.topicLaw and Development::Labor & Employment Law
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Work & Working Conditions
okr.unitEFI-EAP-POV-Poverty and Equity (EEAPV)
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