Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/303778 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] Cogent Economics & Finance [ISSN:] 2332-2039 [Volume:] 10 [Issue:] 1 [Article No.:] 2116788 [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 1-17
Publisher: 
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
economic impact of Covid-19
gender gap
labor force participation
labor market
Brazilian economy
JEL: 
C38
D13
E29
O12
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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