Labour Market Effects of Bushfires and Floods in Australia: A Gendered Perspective*

IF 1.1 4区经济学 Q3 ECONOMICS

Economic Record Pub Date : 2022-06-24 DOI:10.1111/1475-4932.12688

Josiah Hickson, Joseph Marshan

引用次数: 1

Abstract

We study the labour market effects of bushfires and floods within Australia over the past two decades, focusing on gender as a determinant of vulnerability. Whilst floods unambiguously increased the labour supply of both genders (creating around 13,500 jobs per year), the likelihood of female employment is particularly vulnerable to bushfires, falling by 1.6 percentage points (or around 5,000 jobs per year). This effect is partially explained by industry sector, with bushfires lifting overall male employment through industries including mining and transport, while reducing more female-dominated services sector participation. We also examine intrahousehold dynamics, finding strong evidence for an ‘added worker’ effect.

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澳大利亚森林大火和洪水对劳动力市场的影响:性别视角*

我们研究了过去二十年来澳大利亚森林大火和洪水对劳动力市场的影响，重点关注性别作为脆弱性的决定因素。虽然洪水无疑增加了男女的劳动力供给(每年创造约13500个工作岗位)，但女性就业的可能性尤其容易受到森林大火的影响，下降了1.6个百分点(或每年约5000个工作岗位)。这种影响部分可以用工业部门来解释，森林大火提高了包括采矿和运输在内的行业的总体男性就业，同时减少了更多以女性为主的服务业的参与。我们还研究了家庭内部动态，发现了“额外工人”效应的有力证据。

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Economic Record ECONOMICS-

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1.90

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16.70%

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