Abstract 1
Chapter 1 Introduction 3
1.1 COVID‐19 as an unequal shock 3
1.2 COVID‐19 and a ‘she‐cession’ 3
1.3 Culture and arts in the pandemic era 6
1.4 COVID‐19 and tourism employment 10

Chapter 2 COVID-19 and female employment in S. Korea 11
2.1 Introduction 11
2.2 Theoretical model & Methodological framework 14
2.3 Data 20
2.4 Empirical analyses 20
2.5 Conclusion 27

Chapter 3 COVID-19 and employment in culture and arts sectors in S. Korea 38
3.1 Introduction 38
3.2 Data 42
3.3 Individual level analyses 47
3.4 Impact estimation 57
3.5 Impact heterogeneity 65
3.6 Changes in employment 74
3.7 Conclusion 74

Chapter 4 COVID-19 and tourism employment in S. Korea 85
4.1 COVID‐19 and employment in the tourism industry 85
4.2 Policy directions 87
4.3 Employment‐centered recovery and long‐term growth 92

Chapter 5 Non-technical summaries & Conclusion 100
5.1 Non‐technical summaries 100
5.2 Conclusion 101

Reference list for all chapters 109