The gender gap in academic productivity during the pandemic: Is childcare responsible?
I investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent surge in childcare demand on the research productivity of female economics. Using data from SSRN and a Difference-in-Differences approach, I show that around the timing of confinements, the gender production gap widens by around 20...
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| Language: | English |
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2023-12-01
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| Series: | IZA Journal of Labor Economics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/izajole-2023-0007 |