Reducing gender-specific commuting barriers in developing countries has complex and diverse effects on women's labor … dynamics. We study a program that offers free bus rides for women in several Indian states (the Pink Slip program) using a … synthetic difference-in-differences approach to shed light on labor supply and time use decisions of women. We observe decreased …

bus transit for women in several Indian states, to examine the impact on women's time allocation and labor supply …. Household expenditures on buses fall and women save time on travel. However, there is substantial heterogeneity. Skilled … employed women increase labor supply and reduce time on household chores. Low-skilled married women increase time on household …

the first nationally representative Time Use Survey of India, 2019, the paper answers two questions. First, how does the …-in-law's presence consistently diminishes the daughter-in-law's engagement in paid work and increases both women's time spent on … state of residence. Overall, the results suggest that policies that aim to increase women's education and promote gender …