Gendered Labor Market Responses to Increased Import Competition

Leoni Alewell and Pia Heckl

No 69, EconPol Policy Brief from ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich

Abstract: Key MessagesIncreased globalization has led to major transformations of labor markets in developed and developing countries.Analyses focusing on aggregate effects of increased import competition and ignoring the structure of the labor market miss important developments.Higher exposure to import competition affects male and female workers in Mexico differently.Displaced workers partly move into informal employment which attenuates negative employment effects.Entrance into the labor market through informal work in periods of lower la-bor demand can lay the foundation for the inclusion of women in the labor force.

Date: 2025
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