Der Artikel „Women in Political Power and School Closure during COVID Times“ von atalia Danzer, Sebastian Garcia-Torres, Max Steinahrdt und Luca Stella ist jetzt in Economic Policy erschienen.

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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.