Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/236303 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14272
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
With more than 29 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the U.S. and 119 million cases worldwide, the pandemic has affected companies, households and the global economy. We explore the effect of this health and economic shock on labor market outcomes, and the changes in labor market disparities between ethnic groups and genders. The results provide evidence of an adverse effect of Covid-19 on labor market outcomes of all demographic groups, a widening gap between the employment prospects of minorities and whites, but no change in the earnings gaps between racial and ethnic groups. We also do not find a deterioration of the differentials between genders. The findings have implications related to the priorities of policy decision makers when implementing policies to combat race and ethnic, and gender gaps in the labor market.
Subjects: 
labor market
ethnic disparities
gender disparities
inequality
health and economic shock
COVID-19
JEL: 
J70
J71
J01
J15
J23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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