dc.contributor.author
Danzer, Natalia
dc.contributor.author
Garcia-Torres, Sebastian
dc.contributor.author
Steinhardt, Max Friedrich
dc.contributor.author
Stella, Luca
dc.date.accessioned
2024-10-17T13:42:25Z
dc.date.available
2024-10-17T13:42:25Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/45310
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-45022
dc.description.abstract
This study explores the relationship between women’s representation in political power and school closures during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Using a cross-country dataset in Europe, we document a striking negative relationship between the share of female members in national governments and school closures. We show that a one-standard deviation increase in female members of national governments is associated with a significant reduction in the likelihood of school lockdowns by 24% relative to the average share of school closures. This result is robust to an extensive set of sensitivity checks. We attribute this pattern to a higher awareness of female politicians about the potential costs that school closures imply for families, in particular working mothers with young children.
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dc.format.extent
46 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subject
political power
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dc.subject
school closure
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dc.subject.ddc
300 Sozialwissenschaften::330 Wirtschaft::330 Wirtschaft
dc.title
Women in political power and school closure during COVID times
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1093/epolic/eiae033
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Economic Policy
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
120
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart
765
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend
810
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
39
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://doi.org/10.1093/epolic/eiae033
refubium.affiliation
Wirtschaftswissenschaft
refubium.affiliation.other
Volkswirtschaftslehre
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1468-0327
refubium.resourceType.provider
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