Labour market impact of theCOVID‐19 pandemic in the West Bank and Gaza

Abstract

This article studies the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on men's labour supply in the West Bank and Gaza, both on the extensive (participation) and intensive (hours of work) margins. We find that the pandemic was associated with a decline in employment and labour supply in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic, with large adjustments at the intensive margin. Afterwards, labour market indicators quickly bounced back to their pre‐pandemic levels, but less so for the most vulnerable segments of the workforce, such as informal workers, workers in blue collar occupations, the least educated, and residents in refugee camps.

The effect of COVID‐19 on employment: A bibliometric review of a she‐cession

“…Women disproportionately exited the labor market, but when remaining in it, their working hours were less affected than men's. Deng et al (2023) analyzed the effect of the pandemic on male employment in the West Bank and Gaza, noting a decrease in employment. However, labor market indicators quickly reached pre-COVID-19 levels, a situation that does not extend to the most vulnerable labor groups.…”