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The Influence of COVID-19 on Young Women's Labor Market Aspirations and Expectations in India

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  • S Anukriti
  • Catalina Herrera-Almanza
  • Sophie Ochmann

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Youth unemployment and gender gaps in labor market outcomes are key policy challenges across developing countries. Young job seekers may struggle to find jobs because of their biased beliefs and unrealistic aspirations about the labor market. We study whether exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the labor market aspirations and expectations of female vocational students in Haryana, India. We find that exposure to the pandemic lowered young women's wage aspirations and made them more realistic, especially in rural areas. A potential mechanism for these effects is the decline in rural women's willingness to migrate for work due to the pandemic.

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  • S Anukriti & Catalina Herrera-Almanza & Sophie Ochmann, 2024. "The Influence of COVID-19 on Young Women's Labor Market Aspirations and Expectations in India," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 114, pages 243-247, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:114:y:2024:p:243-47
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241119
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    JEL classification:

    • D84 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Expectations; Speculations
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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