The Gendered Labor Market Impacts of Trade Liberalization : Evidence from Brazil / Gaddis, Isis
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2014Description: Online-Ressource (36 p)Additional physical formats: Gaddis, Isis: The Gendered Labor Market Impacts of Trade Liberalization DOI: DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-7095Online resources: Summary: This paper investigates gender differences in the impact of Brazil' trade liberalization on labor market outcomes. To identify the causal effect of trade reforms, the paper uses difference-in-difference estimation exploiting variation across microregions in pre-liberalization industry composition. The analysis finds that trade liberalization reduced male and female labor force participation and employment rates, but the effects on men were significantly larger. Thereby, tariff reductions contributed to gender convergence in labor force participation and employment rates. Gender differences are concentrated among the low-skilled population and in the tradable sector, where male and female workers are most likely to be imperfect substitutesPPN: PPN: 834984806Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-WBA | ZDB-110-WBLNo physical items for this record
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