Impact of covid-19 on labor force participation in Brazil

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This study aims to analyze the impact of Covid-19 on the female’s labor force participation (LFP) probability in Brazil in 2020. We found through the probit model that females are about 7 percentage points less likely to participate in the labor force than males. Covid-19 and layoffs decrease by about 7 and 30 percentage points the women’s LFP probability, respectively. An additional year of schooling increases female’s LFP probability by 14 percentage points. These results are statistically significant at 1%. However, Covid-19-gender interaction term coefficient is not significant. We suggest a rich agenda for women’s jobs opportunities in developing countries.

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Vicente Cateia, J., Savard, L., & de Oliveira Almeida, E. (2022). Impact of covid-19 on labor force participation in Brazil. Cogent Economics and Finance, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2022.2116788

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