Kotsadam, AndreasTolonen, Anja2015-05-072015-05-072015-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21866It is a contentious issue whether large scale mining creates local employment, and the sector has been accused of hurting women’s labor supply and economic opportunities. This paper uses the rapid expansion of mining in Sub-Saharan Africa to analyze local structural shifts. It matches 109 openings and 84 closings of industrial mines to survey data for 800,000 individuals and exploits the spatial-temporal variation. With mine opening, women living within 20 km of a mine switch from self-employment in agriculture to working in services or they leave the work force. Men switch from agriculture to skilled manual labor. Effects are stronger in years of high world prices. Mining creates local boom-bust economies in Africa, with permanent effects on women’s labor market participation.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EMPLOYMENTLIVING STANDARDSCHILD HEALTHJOBSEMPLOYMENTHOUSEHOLD SURVEYEMPLOYMENT RATEECONOMIC GROWTHWORK FORCEGENDER INEQUALITYURBANIZATIONLOCAL ECONOMYSEXUAL PARTNERSINTERCOURSEOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENFEWER WOMENPRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENTSERVICE SECTORAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESSOCIAL RESEARCHLABOR FORCEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESCHILD SURVIVALJOBFEMALE EMPLOYMENTPOLICY DISCUSSIONSELECTRICIANSLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTPROMOTING GENDER EQUALITYNATIONAL LEVELKNOWLEDGESEX TRADESERVICE EMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT INCREASESLABOR MARKETLABOR COSTSEMPLOYMENT LEVELSJOB OPPORTUNITIESDISPLACEMENTBARGAINING POWERWORKERDEMOCRACYINDUSTRIALIZATIONMIGRATIONSEXUAL RISKHOUSEHOLD INCOMEGENDER NORMSEMPLOYMENT INCREASEPOLLUTIONCONDOM USEMARRIAGESEXUAL INTERCOURSELABORENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICSPLACE OF RESIDENCEMIGRANTSNATURAL RESOURCESRULE OF LAWMORTALITYPREVIOUS RESULTSCHILD CARERISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORRESPECTFEMALE LABORRELIGIOUS BELIEFSPROGRESSINFANT MORTALITYINFANTHUMAN CAPITALTRANSPORTATIONWORKERSMALE PARTNERSPOLICIESLOCAL LABOR MARKETSHIVWOMANPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERWAGE RATESCROSS-SECTIONAL DATACLUSTER LEVELLABOUR MARKETOCCUPATIONPOPULATION DENSITYEMPLOYMENT SERVICESOCIAL SCIENCELABOR MARKET OUTCOMESEARNINGGENDER DISPARITIESMOTHERPRESENT ANALYSESPOLICYCITIZENSSPILLOVERMANAGEMENTHUSBANDSECONOMIC INEQUALITYLOCAL COMMUNITYNUMBER OF WOMENNUMBER OF WORKERSSEXUAL BEHAVIORSEXECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESPARTICIPATION OF WOMENRESOLUTIONWARSLOCAL COMMUNITIESWARSOCIAL CONCERNSNATURAL RESOURCEHUMAN RESOURCESPRODUCTIVITY GAPFEMALE LABOR FORCEYOUNG WOMENCONDOMLABORERSSUBSISTENCE FARMINGPOPULATIONLABOR SUPPLYMARITAL STATUSMANUAL LABORMARRIED WOMENPOLICY RESEARCHCIVIL WARWOMENLABOURSOCIAL ISSUESLABOR MARKETSAIDSGENDER EQUALITYDEVELOPMENT POLICYEMPLOYEESWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7251