Publication type
Journal Article
Authors
Publication date
May 15, 2022
Summary:
Using data from the UK, we show that girls have been affected more than boys by the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of their mental wellbeing. These gender differences are more pronounced in lower-income families. Our results are consistent with previous findings of larger pandemic effects on mental health of women.
Published in
Economics Letters
Volume
Volume: 214:110458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110458
ISSN
1651765
Subjects
#547299
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