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Title: Schools, Job Flexibility, and Married Women's Labor Supply: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2022

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DOI: 10.3386/w29660

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Abstract: This study explores the effect of school reopenings during the COVID-19 pandemic on married women's labor supply. We proxy for in-person attendance at US K-12 schools using smartphone data from Safegraph and measure female employment, hours, and remote work using the Current Population Survey. Difference-indifferences estimates show that K-12 reopenings are associated with significant increases in employment and hours among married women with school-aged children, with no measurable effects on labor supply in comparison groups. Employment effects of school reopenings are concentrated among mothers of older school-aged children, while remote work may mitigate effects for mothers of younger children.

Url: http://www.nber.org/papers/w29660

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Authors: Hansen, Benjamin; Sabia, Joseph J.; Schaller, Jessamyn

Series Title: NBER Working Paper Series

Publication Number: 29660

Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research

Pages: 1-54

Publisher Location: Cambridge

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Topics: Education, Family and Marriage, Gender, Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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