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Labor Market Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the West Bank and Gaza

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dc.contributor.authorDeng, Jingyuan
dc.contributor.authorElmallakh, Nelly
dc.contributor.authorFlabbi, Luca
dc.contributor.authorGatti, Roberta
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-10T13:33:08Z
dc.date.available2023-10-10T13:33:08Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-10
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on men’s labor market outcomes in the West Bank and Gaza, examining adjustments at the extensive (participation) and intensive (hours of work) margins of the labor supply. Quarterly panel data from national labor force surveys allow observing labor market transitions, job loss and job gain rates, and labor market stocks. The findings show that the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a decline in employment and labor market participation among men in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic. Moreover, the analysis finds evidence of large adjustments at the intensive margin of employment, as working hours declined. The changes in aggregate labor market indicators seem to be driven by an increase in job loss and a decline in job gain in the West Bank and Gaza. Despite the apparent resilience of the labor market, as labor market indicators quickly bounced back to their pre-pandemic levels, the results show that the most vulnerable segments of the workforce, such as informal workers, workers in blue collar occupations, the least educated, and residents in refugee camps, bore a disproportionately heavier burden.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099712210062348112/IDU06066baa70805404d370ad3e06ab9668b9b03
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10587
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40445
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10587
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET DYNAMICS
dc.subjectCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
dc.subjectWEST BANK AND GAZA
dc.titleLabor Market Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the West Bank and Gazaen
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okr.crossref.titleLabor Market Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the West Bank and Gaza
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okr.identifier.docmidIDU-6066baa7-8054-4d37-ad3e-6ab9668b9b03
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10587
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryWest Bank and Gaza
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topicSocial Development::Voluntary and Involuntary Resettlement
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist (MNACE)
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