Schools, Job Flexibility, and Married Women's Labor Supply: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Working Paper 29660

Autor/inn/en	Hansen, Benjamin; Sabia, Joseph J.; Schaller, Jessamyn
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Titel	Schools, Job Flexibility, and Married Women's Labor Supply: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Working Paper 29660
Quelle	(2022) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Marriage; Labor; Kindergarten; Elementary Secondary Education; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Employment; Working Hours; Correlation; Comparative Analysis; Females; Family Work Relationship; Teleworking; Mothers; Preschool Children; Elementary School Students; Attendance; National Surveys; Flexible Scheduling; Work Environment; Current Population Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ehe; Telekommunikationstechnik; Dienstverhältnis; Hours of work; Arbeitszeit; Korrelation; Weibliches Geschlecht; Telework; Telearbeit; Mother; Mutter; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Anwesenheit; Flexible working hours; Flexible Arbeitszeit; Arbeitsmilieu
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-in-differences 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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01