Understanding and Predicting Job Losses Due to COVID-19 : Empirical Evidence from Middle Income Countries (English)

This paper utilizes firm survey data to understand which formal private sector jobs are most at risk from COVID-19 or similar future crises, based on empirical evidence from two middle income economies. In particular, it estimates the importance for formal private-sector job losses of various COVID-19 pandemic-related labor market shocks and mitigating factors, such as the closure of non-essential industries, workers’ ability to perform their jobs...

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Author

Hatayama,Maho;

Li,Yiruo;

Osborne,Theresa Kay;
Document Date
2021/12/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
167996
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2022/01/19
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Understanding and Predicting Job Losses Due to COVID-19 : Empirical Evidence from Middle Income Countries
Keywords
job loss

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

1W-JobsWatch Covid-19: Monitoring labor market impacts and policy responses to the pandemic in the developing world -- P174663

Major Sector

FY17 - Social Protection

Theme

FY17 - Labor Market Institutions,FY17 - Disease Control,FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs,FY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building,FY17 - Data production, accessibility and use,FY17 - Pandemic Response

Sector

FY17 - Social Protection

TF No/Name

TF0B3646-JOBSWATCH COVID 19: MONITORING LABOR MARKET IMPACTS AND POLICY RESPONSE

Topics

Coronavirus (COVID-19),Jobs,Labor Demand,Labor Markets,Unemployment,

Historic Topics

Rural Development, Social Protections and Labor,

Historic SubTopics

Employment and Unemployment, Labor Markets, Rural Labor Markets,

Unit Owning

JOBS- CCSA - IBRD (HSPJB)

Version Type

Final

Series Name

Jobs Working Paper|issue no. 65;

Product Line

Advisory Services & Analytics

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Hatayama,Maho; Li,Yiruo; Osborne,Theresa Kay.

Understanding and Predicting Job Losses Due to COVID-19 : Empirical Evidence from Middle Income Countries (English). Jobs Working Paper|issue no. 65 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/475721642606247960

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