Early sessions, however, increase absences among politicians with inflexible private-sector day jobs by 6 percentage points (~27% relative to their mean).

These jobs are typically in the low-skilled/service sector. 8/10

Results: Neither women in general (Panel A), nor women with children (Panel B), are more likely to attend meetings held at family-friendly hours.

I discuss possible reasons for this null result in the paper.🤔7/10

Importantly, this timing variation is conditionally balanced with respect to the topics discussed (black circles in the figure), suggesting it is unrelated to individual preferences for attending. 6/10

I exploit within-council variation in session timing – such as in Sør-Aurdal municipality – to assess who is less likely to be absent when meetings are held early (~11am 🌞) vs. late (~5pm 🌙). 5/10

Norway provides a compelling setting: recent years have seen growing debate over council meeting times, especially calls for more daytime sessions. 4/10

Instead, politicians with inflexible private-sector day jobs are negatively affected by early meetings: their absence increases by 6 percentage points (~27% relative to their mean).

These jobs are typically in the low-skilled/service sector. 8/10

Results: Neither women in general (Panel A), nor women with children (Panel B), are more likely to attend meetings held at family-friendly hours.

I discuss possible reasons for this null result in the paper. 7/10

Importantly, this variation is conditionally balanced with respect to the topics discussed in the meetings (see black circles in the figure), suggesting it is unrelated to individual preferences for attending. 6/10

I exploit within-council variation in session timing – such as in Sør-Aurdal municipality – to assess who are less likely to be absent when meetings are held early (~11am 🌞) vs. late (~5pm 🌙). 5/10

Norway provides a compelling setting: in recent years, local media have featured growing debate around council meeting times, especially calls for more daytime sessions. 4/10

Mixed feelings about the Nightjet 🌃🚂 *revolutionary* mini cabins but excited to be traveling to Vienna🇦🇹 in style🍸to hang with Team Norway @fiva.no @siggi1.bsky.social @christinebangum.bsky.social ++ at the #epcs2024 conference next week!