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Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets and Household Well-Being in Pakistan: Evidence From an Online Job Platform

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dc.contributor.authorTas, Emcet O.
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Tanima
dc.contributor.authorMatsuda, Norihiko
dc.contributor.authorNomura, Shinsaku
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-06T15:06:11Z
dc.date.available2021-04-06T15:06:11Z
dc.date.issued2021-02
dc.description.abstractThis brief uses the administrative database of Pakistan’s largest online job platform and an online COVID-19 survey to examine the gender impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on labor markets and other well-being indicators. The analysis shows that the pandemic led to an unprecedented level of economic insecurity, resulting in widespread job loss, business closures, slowdown in business activity, and reduced working hours. The sectors where women are more likely to be employed, such as education and health, were more severely affected, yet the post-pandemic recovery was faster for males. The pandemic has also led to a disproportionate increase in women’s unpaid care work, as well as increasing their reported rates of stress, anxiety and exposure to violence. These findings suggest that impacts resulting from COVID-19 might lead to further declines in women’s participation in the economy in Pakistan, where women’s labor force participation is already among the world’s lowest.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/366361617082088695/Impacts-of-COVID-19-on-Labor-Markets-and-Household-Well-Being-in-Pakistan-Evidence-From-an-Online-Job-Platform
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/35381
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35381
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectONLINE JOB PLATFORM
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE SURVEY
dc.subjectJOB LOSS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLOCKDOWN
dc.subjectINCOME LOSS
dc.titleImpacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets and Household Well-Being in Pakistanen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence From an Online Job Platformen
dc.typeBriefen
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dc.typeResumenes
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okr.date.disclosure2021-03-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:16:45.074439Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/366361617082088695/Impacts-of-COVID-19-on-Labor-Markets-and-Household-Well-Being-in-Pakistan-Evidence-From-an-Online-Job-Platform
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryPakistan
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitSocial SAR PM1 (SSAS1)
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