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dc.titleThe COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin American and Caribbean countries: The Labor Supply Impact by Gender
dc.contributor.authorViollaz, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorSalazar-Saenz, Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorFlabbi, Luca
dc.contributor.authorBustelo, Monserrat
dc.contributor.authorBosch, Mariano
dc.contributor.orgunitGender and Diversity Division
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.coverageChile
dc.coverageDominican Republic
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2022-09-30T00:09:00
dc.date.issue2022-09-29T00:09:00
dc.description.abstractWe study the labor supply impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by gender in four Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries: Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. To identify the impact, we compare labor market stocks and labor market flows over four quarters for a set of balanced panel samples of comparable workers before and after the pandemic. We find that the pandemic has negatively affected the labor market status of both men and women, but that the effect is significantly stronger for women, magnifying the already large gender gaps that characterize LAC countries. The main channel through which this stronger impact is taking place is the increase in child care work affecting women with school-age children.
dc.format.extent49
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004490
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-COVID-19-Pandemic-in-Latin-American-and-Caribbean-countries-The-Labor-Supply-Impact-by-Gender.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectLabor Supply
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectCoronavirus
dc.subjectGender Discrimination
dc.subjectGender Gap
dc.subject.jelcodeJ6 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ46 - Informal Labor Markets
dc.subject.jelcodeO10 - Economic Development: General
dc.subject.jelcodeO17 - Formal and Informal Sectors • Shadow Economy • Institutional Arrangements
dc.subject.keywordsLabor market transitions;COVID-19 pandemic;Gender differentials;Latin American and Caribbean countries
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01386
idb.operationRG-E1723
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