Gender differences on the labor market transitions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. The role of teleworking

Maite Blázquez Cuesta, Ainhoa Herrarte and Ana I. Moro Egido ()
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Ainhoa Herrarte: Universidad Autonoma de Madrid.
Ana I. Moro Egido: Department of Economic Theory and Economic History, University of Granada.
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Ana Isabel Moro-Egido

No 22/17, ThE Papers from Department of Economic Theory and Economic History of the University of Granada.

Abstract: This paper analyzes gender differences as regards the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labor transitions from employment to unemployment, inactivity and furloughs schemes, and the role that teleworking may have had as a protector of job loss in Spain. Based on more than 2,000 types of jobs, we propose an Evidence-Based Teleworking Index that considers the intensity of telework use in a given job, but also reflects the actual ability of firms to adapt to telework. By means of multinomial probit models with sample selection, our results show that the job loss suffered by women during the pandemic has been greater than that experienced by men. The findings confirm that the ability to telework has been a potential cushion against employment losses, but the effect has been mainly driven by males. The shielding effects of telework have been especially relevant in reducing the transitions from employment to ERTEs, while the power of telework to protect against unemployment and inactivity seems to be insignificant, even during the pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; teleworking; working from home; job loss; gender gap; labor market transitions. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 J22 J64 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2022-12-08
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