The Role of Personal Characteristics in Shaping Gender-Biased Job Losses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of South Africa
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- Lumengo Bonga-Bonga & Thabiso Molemohi & Frederich Kirsten, 2023. "The role of personal characteristics in shaping gender-biased job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of South Africa," Economics Working Papers edwrg-08-2023, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, revised 2023.
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