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Title: COVID-19 School Closures and Parental Labor Supply in the United States

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Publication Year: 2020

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Abstract: We examine the role of school closures in contributing to the negative labor market impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We collect detailed daily information on school closures at the school-district level, which we merge to individual level data on various employment and socio- demographic characteristics from the monthly Current Population Survey from January 2019 through May 2020. Using a difference-in-differences estimation approach, we gauge how the intensity of school closures affects the labor supply of mothers and fathers of young school-age children. We find evidence of non-negligible labor supply reductions, particularly among mothers. These impacts prove robust to endogeneity checks and persist after accounting for other social-distancing measures in place.

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Authors: Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Marcén, Miriam; Morales, Marina; Sevilla, Almudena

Series Title: IZA Institute of Labor Economics Discussion Paper Series

Publication Number: 13827

Institution: IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Pages: 1-41

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Topics: Education, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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