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Author

• Gomes, Diego B. P. [Browse]
• Mendes Tavares, Marina [Browse]

Series

• IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/058 [More in this series]
• IMF Working Papers

Summary note

The COVID-19 outbreak and the measures to contain the virus have caused severe disruptions to labor supply and demand worldwide. Understanding who is bearing the burden of the crisis and what drives it is crucial for designing policies going forward. Using the U.S. monthly Current Population Survey data, this paper analyzes differences in employment responses between men and women. The main finding is that less educated women with young children were the most adversely affected during the first nine months of the crisis.The loss of employment of women with young children due to the burden of additional childcare is estimated to account for 45 percent of the increase in the employment gender gap, and to reduce total output by 0.36 percent between April and November 2020.

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ISBN

151357115X :

Doi

• 10.5089/9781513571157.001

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