Peralta, SusanaDuarte, Inês Folgado Lucas Catita2024-04-242024-04-242023-01-162022-12-15http://hdl.handle.net/10362/166587This study examines the impact of school closures on parental labour supply during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal. Using quarterly data from the Portuguese Employment Survey, we estimate the effect of school closures on weekly hours worked by parents of children under 12 years old, using a differences-in differences approach. Our results show that school closures led to significant reductions in the labour supply of mothers. These findings highlight the gendered nature of the burden of childcare, suggesting the need for policy interventions to support working parents, particularly mothers, during times of school closures and other disruptions to childcare arrangementsengSchool closuresParental labour supplyCovid-19PortugalGenderimbalancesChildcareDifferences-in-differencesFixed effectsPanel datamaster thesis203363892