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Title: The Eect of Mandatory Child Care Center Closures on Women's Labor Market Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Publication Year: 2020
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Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic eect on women's labor market outcomes. In this study, we assess the eects of state-level policies that mandated the closure of child care centers or imposed class size restrictions using a triple-dierences approach that exploits variation across states, across time, and across women who did and did not have young children who could have been aected. We nd some evidence that both of these policies increase the unemployment rate of mothers of young children in the short term. In the long-term, the eects of mandated closures on unemployment become even larger and persist even after states discontinue closures. We do not nd eects on other labor market outcomes such as labor force participation, being employed but not working, or reducing one's hours. JEL Codes: J2; J6.
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Authors: Russell, Lauren; Sun, Chuxuan
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Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure
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