Under pressure: women's leadership during the COVID-19 crisis

dc.contributor.authorBruce, Raphael
dc.contributor.authorCavgias, Alexsandros
dc.contributor.authorMeloni, Luis
dc.contributor.authorRemígio, Mário
dc.coverage.paisNão Informadopt_BR
dc.creatorBruce, Raphael
dc.creatorCavgias, Alexsandros
dc.creatorMeloni, Luis
dc.creatorRemígio, Mário
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-01T19:42:38Z
dc.date.available2024-03-01T19:42:38Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we study the effect of women's public leadership in times of crisis. More specifically, we use a regression discontinuity design in close mayoral races between male and female candidates to understand the impact of having a woman as a mayor during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. We provide evidence that municipalities under female leadership had fewer deaths and hospitalizations per 100 thousand inhabitants and enforced more non-pharmaceutical interventions (e.g., mask usage and prohibition of gatherings). We also show that these results are not due to measures taken before the pandemic or other observable mayoral characteristics such as education or political preferences. Finally, we provide evidence that these effects are stronger in municipalities where Brazil's far-right president, who publicly disavowed the importance of non-pharmaceutical interventions, had a higher vote share in the 2018 election. Overall, our findings provide credible causal evidence that female leaders outperformed male ones when dealing with a global policy issue. Moreover, our results also showcase the role local leaders can play in counteracting bad policies implemented by populist leaders at the national level.pt_BR
dc.description.notesProdução vinculada do Insper Conhecimento.pt_BR
dc.format.extent44 p.pt_BR
dc.format.mediumDigitalpt_BR
dc.identifier.doi10.2139/ssrn.3883010pt_BR
dc.identifier.issn0304-3878pt_BR
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.insper.edu.br/handle/11224/6450
dc.language.isoInglêspt_BR
dc.publisherElsevierpt_BR
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Development Economicspt_BR
dc.rights.licenseO INSPER E ESTE REPOSITÓRIO NÃO DETÊM OS DIREITOS DE USO E REPRODUÇÃO DOS CONTEÚDOS AQUI REGISTRADOS. É RESPONSABILIDADE DO USUÁRIO VERIFICAR OS USOS PERMITIDOS NA FONTE ORIGINAL, RESPEITANDO-SE OS DIREITOS DE AUTOR OU EDITOR.pt_BR
dc.subjectGenderpt_BR
dc.subjectPoliticspt_BR
dc.subjectHealthpt_BR
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_BR
dc.subjectBrazilpt_BR
dc.titleUnder pressure: women's leadership during the COVID-19 crisispt_BR
dc.typeworking paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.subject.cnpqCiências Sociais Aplicadaspt_BR
local.subject.cnpqMultidisciplinarpt_BR
local.typeWorking Paperpt_BR

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