Under pressure: women's leadership during the COVID-19 crisis
dc.contributor.author | Bruce, Raphael | |
dc.contributor.author | Cavgias, Alexsandros | |
dc.contributor.author | Meloni, Luis | |
dc.contributor.author | Remígio, Mário | |
dc.coverage.pais | Não Informado | pt_BR |
dc.creator | Bruce, Raphael | |
dc.creator | Cavgias, Alexsandros | |
dc.creator | Meloni, Luis | |
dc.creator | Remígio, Mário | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-01T19:42:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-03-01T19:42:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.description.abstract | In 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.notes | Produção vinculada do Insper Conhecimento. | pt_BR |
dc.format.extent | 44 p. | pt_BR |
dc.format.medium | Digital | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.2139/ssrn.3883010 | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.issn | 0304-3878 | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorio.insper.edu.br/handle/11224/6450 | |
dc.language.iso | Inglês | pt_BR |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | pt_BR |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Development Economics | pt_BR |
dc.rights.license | O 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.subject | Gender | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Politics | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Health | pt_BR |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Brazil | pt_BR |
dc.title | Under pressure: women's leadership during the COVID-19 crisis | pt_BR |
dc.type | working paper | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
local.subject.cnpq | Ciências Sociais Aplicadas | pt_BR |
local.subject.cnpq | Multidisciplinar | pt_BR |
local.type | Working Paper | pt_BR |