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Gender differences on the labor market transitions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. The role of teleworking

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  • Maite Blázquez

    (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid.)

  • Ainhoa Herrarte

    (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid.)

  • Ana I. Moro Egido

    (Department of Economic Theory and Economic History, University of Granada.)

Abstract

This paper analyzes gender differences as regards the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labor transitions from employment to unemployment, inactivity and furloughs schemes, and the role that teleworking may have had as a protector of job loss in Spain. Based on more than 2,000 types of jobs, we propose an Evidence-Based Teleworking Index that considers the intensity of telework use in a given job, but also reflects the actual ability of firms to adapt to telework. By means of multinomial probit models with sample selection, our results show that the job loss suffered by women during the pandemic has been greater than that experienced by men. The findings confirm that the ability to telework has been a potential cushion against employment losses, but the effect has been mainly driven by males. The shielding effects of telework have been especially relevant in reducing the transitions from employment to ERTEs, while the power of telework to protect against unemployment and inactivity seems to be insignificant, even during the pandemic.

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  • Maite Blázquez & Ainhoa Herrarte & Ana I. Moro Egido, 2022. "Gender differences on the labor market transitions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. The role of teleworking," ThE Papers 22/17, Department of Economic Theory and Economic History of the University of Granada..
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    Keywords

    COVID-19; teleworking; working from home; job loss; gender gap; labor market transitions.;
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    JEL classification:

    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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