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Gender-Segmented Labor Markets and Trade Shocks

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dc.contributor.authorGóes, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Acevedo, Gladys
dc.contributor.authorRobertson, Raymond
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-24T13:23:28Z
dc.date.available2023-07-24T13:23:28Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-19
dc.description.abstractGender segmentation in labor markets shapes the local effects of international trade. This paper develops a theory that embeds trade in gender-segmented labor markets and shows that in this framework, foreign demand shocks may increase or decrease the female-to-male employment ratio. If a foreign demand shock from a relevant market happens in a female-intensive (male-intensive) sector, the model predicts that the female-to-male employment ratio should increase (decrease). The paper then uses plausibly exogenous variation in the exposure of Tunisian local labor markets to foreign demand shocks and shows that the empirical results are consistent with the theoretical prediction. In Tunisia, a country with a high degree of gender segmentation in the labor markets, foreign demand shocks have been relatively larger in male-intensive sectors. This induced a decrease in the female-to-male employment ratio, with households likely substituting female for male labor supply.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099217207062316866/IDU0d9e1ef010558b04cb10b110052e55e8b97cd
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10518
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40062
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10518
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectGENDER SEGMENTATION
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDERED POVERTY
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.titleGender-Segmented Labor Markets and Trade Shocksen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleGender-Segmented Labor Markets and Trade Shocks
okr.date.disclosure2023-07-06
okr.date.lastmodified2023-07-06T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099217207062316866/IDU0d9e1ef010558b04cb10b110052e55e8b97cd
okr.guid099217207062316866
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10518
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10518
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34112848
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34112848
okr.identifier.reportWPS10518
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099217207062316866/pdf/IDU0d9e1ef010558b04cb10b110052e55e8b97cd.pdfen
okr.region.countryTunisia
okr.topicGender::Gender Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Policy
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economics and Gender
okr.unitEFI-MNA-POV-Poverty and Equity (EMNPV)
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