Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets and Household Well-Being in Pakistan : Evidence From an Online Job Platform
This 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...
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okr-10986-353812021-06-14T09:54:35Z Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets and Household Well-Being in Pakistan : Evidence From an Online Job Platform Tas, Emcet O. Ahmed, Tanima Matsuda, Norihiko Nomura, Shinsaku LABOR MARKET FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION ONLINE JOB PLATFORM LABOR FORCE SURVEY JOB LOSS GENDER GENDER INNOVATION LAB UNEMPLOYMENT LOCKDOWN INCOME LOSS This 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. 2021-04-06T15:06:11Z 2021-04-06T15:06:11Z 2021-02 Brief http://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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35381 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief South Asia Pakistan |
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LABOR MARKET FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION ONLINE JOB PLATFORM LABOR FORCE SURVEY JOB LOSS GENDER GENDER INNOVATION LAB UNEMPLOYMENT LOCKDOWN INCOME LOSS Tas, Emcet O. Ahmed, Tanima Matsuda, Norihiko Nomura, Shinsaku Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets and Household Well-Being in Pakistan : Evidence From an Online Job Platform |
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This 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. |
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Tas, Emcet O. Ahmed, Tanima Matsuda, Norihiko Nomura, Shinsaku |
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Tas, Emcet O. Ahmed, Tanima Matsuda, Norihiko Nomura, Shinsaku |
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Tas, Emcet O. |
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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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Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets and Household Well-Being in Pakistan : Evidence From an Online Job Platform |
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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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Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets and Household Well-Being in Pakistan : Evidence From an Online Job Platform |
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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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impacts of covid-19 on labor markets and household well-being in pakistan : evidence from an online job platform |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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http://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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35381 |
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