Publications by Feng Lin
Post Seven – Labor Market Recovery Stalls as COVID-19 Cases Surge
November 19, 2020 • Brief • By Alexander W. Bartik, Marianne Bertrand, Feng Lin, Jesse Rothstein and Matt Unrath
The current surge in COVID-19 cases appears to be taking a toll on small businesses and their employees. As in previous analyses, we track the impact of the pandemic on roughly 40,000 small businesses that use Homebase, an electronic time clock and scheduling service. Finding 1: Recovery has… Read More
Post Six — Measuring the Labor Market Since the Onset of the COVID-19 Crisis
August 4, 2020 • Brief • By Alexander W. Bartik, Marianne Bertrand, Feng Lin, Jesse Rothstein and Matt Unrath
Fact #1: The recovery has plateaued The US labor market collapsed over roughly two weeks in late March and early April. Since then, we have tracked a fairly steady recovery in work hours at Homebase firms. A substantial share of firms that closed reopened and many workers… Read More
June 9, 2020 • Brief • By Alexander W. Bartik, Marianne Bertrand, Feng Lin, Jesse Rothstein and Matt Unrath
Update with Homebase Data Through May 23 Fact #1: Firms continue to reopen and restore workers’ hours. Note: The results described in Figure 2 have been updated due to an error. Click here for the complete erratum. The error did not affect any of the other figures or… Read More
June 9, 2020 • Brief • By Alexander W. Bartik, Marianne Bertrand, Feng Lin, Jesse Rothstein and Matt Unrath
Update with Homebase Data Through May 9 and Description of Homebase Firm Characteristics We update our analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on small- and medium-sized businesses and their employees using Homebase time-card records updated through May 9th. We highlight three new facts from our analysis of the last… Read More
June 9, 2020 • Brief • By Alexander W. Bartik, Marianne Bertrand, Feng Lin, Jesse Rothstein and Matt Unrath
Update with Homebase Data Through April 25 Note: The results described in Figure 4 below have been retracted due to an error. Click here for corrected, updated results. The error did not affect any of the other figures or results. Below, we update our four figures analyzing… Read More
June 9, 2020 • Brief • By Alexander W. Bartik, Marianne Bertrand, Feng Lin, Jesse Rothstein and Matt Unrath
Update with Homebase Data Through April 11 Note: The results described in Figure 4 below have been retracted due to an error. Click here for corrected, updated results. The error did not affect any of the other figures or results. Below, we update our four figures analyzing… Read More