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  • Epidemiology
  • Labor Economics
  • Public Health Policy

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  • Businesses operate within epidemic environments, facing the challenge of internalizing employee infections.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical link between workplace dynamics and public health outcomes.
  • Understanding firm-level responses to epidemics is crucial for effective public health strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and calibrate an economic model of firm behavior during epidemics.
  • To analyze the effectiveness of firm-led infection control strategies, such as teleworking and employee rotation.
  • To evaluate the impact of government policies, including subsidies for teleworking and sick leave, on infection rates and economic outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of an economic model incorporating firm operations in an epidemic setting.
  • Calibration of the model using empirical data and key epidemiological moments from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Comparative static analysis to assess the effects of different firm strategies and government policies.

Main Results:

  • Firms possess strong incentives to combat workplace infections through measures like increased teleworking and staggered employee schedules.
  • These firm-level interventions significantly contribute to flattening the overall infection curve.
  • Subsidies promoting teleworking are effective in reducing infections and saving lives, whereas sick leave subsidies can inadvertently increase workplace infections.
  • Economic downturns lead firms to delay or reduce their infection control efforts.
  • Governments prioritizing life over short-term economic output will implement stricter epidemic restrictions.

Conclusions:

  • Firms play a vital role in mitigating epidemics through proactive infection control measures.
  • Targeted government subsidies, particularly for teleworking, can yield substantial public health benefits.
  • Policy design must carefully consider potential unintended consequences, such as the impact of sick leave subsidies.
  • The interplay between economic conditions and public health necessitates adaptive policy responses.
  • Balancing economic output and public health requires clear governmental valuation of human life.