Publication type
Journal Article
Series Number
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Publication date
August 15, 2025
Summary:
We present novel evidence of the effect of mental health on productivity using a direct measure of productivity from the COVID-19 modules of the UK Household Longitudinal Study. We employ spatial variation in COVID-19 deaths as an instrumental variable and supplement results by computing bounds by considering coefficient stability to observable factors to infer the influence of unobservables. Our findings reveal a substantive positive relationship between poor mental health and decreased productivity. Our estimates suggest productivity losses of around 54 min per week (on average) for individuals who report a decline in mental health.
Published in
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Volume
Volume: 236:107075
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2025.107075
ISSN
1672681
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