China Shock and Female Labor Market Participation in Brazil
Juliana Cristofani,
Ana Claudia Polato e Fava,
Mônica Yukie Kuwahara
Abstract:Brazil was a successful case of economic growth based on import substitution. Recently, with the China shock, the country’s economy has been exposed to greater competition. In a similar period, an increase of 12 percent in the proportion of formalized female workerstook place in the Brazilian labor market. This paper explores the variation of China Shock between Brazilian local labor markets (or microregions) to identify whether the expansion of Chinese participation in international trade was able to improve … Show more
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