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The Gendered Labor Market Impacts of Trade Liberalization : Evidence from Brazil / Gaddis, Isis
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Gaddis, Isis
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Free Trade.
- Gender.
- Gender & Development.
- Gender Inequality.
- International Economics and Trade.
- Labor Force Participation.
- Labor Markets.
- Labor Policies.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Trade Liberalization.
- Trade Policy.
- Local Subjects:
- Free Trade.
- Gender.
- Gender & Development.
- Gender Inequality.
- International Economics and Trade.
- Labor Force Participation.
- Labor Markets.
- Labor Policies.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Trade Liberalization.
- Trade Policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (36 pages)
- Other Title:
- Gendered Labor Market Impacts of Trade Liberalization
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2014
- System Details:
- data file
- 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 substitutes.
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