Gender effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Swiss labor market

Abstract We study the impact of the pandemic on gender gaps in labor market outcomes in Switzerland. Using the Swiss Labor Force Survey data, we document a significant increase in the gender gap in labor market participation. We find no evidence of a worsening of the unemployment gender gap during t...

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Main Authors: Corinne Dubois, Luisa Lambertini, Yu Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-12-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41937-022-00099-z