When Schools Close in Russia: Effects on Parental Labor Supply and Work from Home

Klara Peter and Ivan Suvorov

Journal of Labor Economics, 2026, vol. 44, issue S1, S89 - S110

Abstract: This study provides new evidence on the impact of COVID-19 school closures on parental labor supply in Russia. Using data from the 2017–22 Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey and newly assembled data on grade-specific regional school closures, difference-in-differences estimates show that school closures induced a 10%–15% decline in employment among mothers of school-age children. Mothers also increase remote work and short-run evening/nighttime work in response to school closures. These results are robust to accounting for heterogeneous and dynamic treatment effects. In contrast, fathers’ labor supply was largely unaffected. Our findings highlight strong gendered effects to school closures in Russia.

Date: 2026
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