The Gendered Labor Market Impacts of Trade Liberalization: Evidence from Brazil

This paper investigates the impact of Brazil's trade liberalization on gender differences in labor market outcomes, using difference-in-difference estimation that exploits variation in preliberalization industry composition across microregions. We find that trade liberalization reduced male and...

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Published in:The Journal of human resources 2017-04, Vol.52 (2), p.457-490
Main Authors: Gaddis, Isis, Pieters, Janneke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
1987-2000
Development Economics
Development Economics Group
Employed Women
Employment
Free trade
Gender differences
Impact analysis
Labor force
Labor force participation
Labor market
Leerstoelgroep Ontwikkelingseconomie
Liberalization
Ontwikkelingseconomie
Rates
Trade
Trade liberalization
WASS
Working women
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