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Gender Gaps in the Labor Market Effects of COVID-19: Evidence for Mexico

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  • Juan Duran-Vanegas

    (Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin)

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This paper studies the unequal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on labor market outcomes for men and women in Mexico. Using a large longitudinal dataset and an event-study design, I find that the gender differential effect of the pandemic changed considerably in time. While men suffered larger and temporary losses in terms of unemployment, women experienced greater and more persistent declines in labor force participation. By comparing the effects across sub-samples, I show that these disparities in the recovery of labor participation are mainly driven by increased childcare needs and are linked to women being over-represented in the informal and part-time workforce.

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  • Juan Duran-Vanegas, 2022. "Gender Gaps in the Labor Market Effects of COVID-19: Evidence for Mexico," Trinity Economics Papers tep0422, Trinity College Dublin, Department of Economics, revised May 2022.
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    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor

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