Social Distancing in 2023: The Economic Costs of Lingering COVID Fears
Social Distancing in 2023: The Economic Costs of Lingering COVID Fears  
Podcast: The Pie: An Economics Podcast
Published On: Tue Jul 11 2023
Description: Many, if not most, citizens of working age have gone back to their jobs in the three-plus years since the start of the pandemic – but not everybody has. Part of the reason is a lingering fear about workplace safety. Chicago Booth’s Steven Davis has new research showing the effect of these fears on the overall economy.