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Child Care Subsidies and Childhood Obesity

Tekin, Erdal; Herbst, Chris M. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009

. However, little is known about the influence of these policies on children's health and well-being. In this paper, we study … the impact of subsidy receipt on low-income children's weight outcomes in the fall and spring of kindergarten. The goals … subsidy receipt has heterogeneous effects on children's weight at different points in the BMI distribution. Results suggest …

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The Geographic Accessibility of Child Care Subsidies and Evidence on the Impact of Subsidy Receipt on Childhood Obesity

Tekin, Erdal; Herbst, Chris M. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011

receiving a child care subsidy among disadvantaged mothers with young children. In particular, we collect data on the location … care subsidies on children's weight outcomes. Our instrumental variables estimates suggest that subsidized child care leads … to sizeable increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among low-income children. …

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Fathers and Youth's Delinquent Behavior

Tekin, Erdal; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011

This paper analyzes the relationship between having one or more father figures and the likelihood that young people engage in delinquent criminal behavior. We pay particular attention to distinguishing the roles of residential and non-residential, biological fathers as well as stepfathers. Using...

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Child Care Subsidies, Maternal Well-Being, and Child-Parent Interactions: Evidence from Three Nationally Representative Datasets

Tekin, Erdal; Herbst, Chris M. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012

care subsidies are associated with worse maternal health and poorer interactions between parents and their children. In …, depression, and parenting stress. Such mothers also reveal more psychological and physical aggression toward their children and …

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Child Care Subsidy Receipt, Employment, and Child Care Choices of Single Mothers

Tekin, Erdal - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2004

This paper examines the impact of actual subsidy receipt of single mothers on their joint employment and child care mode decisions in the post-welfare reform environment, which places a high priority on parental choice with the quality and type of care chosen. Results indicate that single...

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The Determinants and Consequences of Child Care Subsidies for Single Mothers

Blau, David; Tekin, Erdal - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2003

This paper provides an analysis of child care subsidies under welfare reform. Previous studies of child care subsidies use data from the pre-welfare-reform period, and their results may not apply to the very different post-reform environment. We use data from the 1999 National Survey of...

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Catholic Schools and Bad Behavior: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

Mocan, Naci H.; Tekin, Erdal - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2002

Although there is a sizeable literature on the effect of private school attendance on academic student outcomes, the number of studies that investigate the impact of school sector on non-academic outcomes is limited. Using a rich data set, we analyze the impact of Catholic school attendance on...

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Teen Smoking and Birth Outcomes

Tekin, Erdal; Walker, MaryBeth; Wallace, Sally - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007

the short and long term for parents, children, and society at large. This paper examines the causal link between teen age …

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Child Care Subsidies and Child Development

Tekin, Erdal; Herbst, Chris M. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008

that subsidized children are more likely to receive intense exposure to low-quality child care. …

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Single Mothers Working at Night: Standard Work, Child Care Subsidies, and Implications for Welfare Reform

Tekin, Erdal - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2004

Using a data set from the post welfare reform environment (the 1999 National Survey of America's Families), this paper investigates the impact of child care subsidies on the standard work (i.e., work performed during the traditional work hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. through Monday and Friday)...

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