COVID-19 and labour market outcomes by gender in Finland

Kristiina Huttunen; Hanna Pesola

doi:10.6027/nord2022-001

COVID-19 and labour market outcomes by gender in Finland

Kristiina Huttunen
, Hanna Pesola

Helsinki Graduate School of Economics
VATT Institute for Economic Research
IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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This paper presents evidence of the immediate labour market effects of the
COVID-19 pandemic by gender, using Finnish daily administrative data. We
document that employment reductions during the COVID-19 pandemic were more pronounced in female-dominated industries. However, other industries that
weathered the pandemic particularly well also have high proportions of female
employees, leading to an attenuated aggregate impact. We also document
substantial earnings losses among workers who lost their jobs during the pandemic. These losses are relatively similar between genders. We do not find that earnings losses were more pronounced for women with children than for those without, indicating that childcare responsibilities did not exacerbate the costs of job losses during the pandemic.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Otsikko	COVID-19 effects on the economy in the Nordics
Toimittajat	Harry Flam, Oskar Nordström Skans
Kustantaja	Nordic Council of Ministers
ISBN (elektroninen)	978-92-893-7177-3, 978-92-893-7178-0
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.6027/nord2022-001
Tila	Julkaistu - 2022
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A3 Kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa

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Nimi	Nordic Economy Policy Review
ISSN (elektroninen)	1904-8092

Nimi	Nord
Numero	001
Vuosikerta	2022

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COVID-19 and labour market outcomes by gender in Finland. / Huttunen, Kristiina; Pesola, Hanna.
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