Gender differences in the employment effects of climate policy

Malik Curuk, Rik Rozendaal and Tobias Wendler

Energy Economics, 2025, vol. 145, issue C

Abstract: This paper investigates gender differences in labor market responses to changes in energy prices in European regions. We use a shift-share instrumental variable approach to exploit exogenous variation in regions’ exposure to energy price shocks, which are a proxy for more stringent climate policy. We document a negative effect of energy prices on the employment rate for women but not for men, which leads to a rise in the gender gap in employment rates and persists beyond the short-run. Exploring the mechanisms, we find evidence that the gendered employment responses are stronger in clerical occupations, for workers with low education and for cohabiting women. Women also exhibit a lower increase in cross-regional commuting in response to energy price increases.

Keywords: Climate policy; Energy prices; Employment; Gender differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108394

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