. We quantify the conflict by the frequency of temporary closures of the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the number of … issued by the Israeli government, and the frequency of temporary closures of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, between the years … (Israel or West Bank and Gaza Strip). Closures also significantly reduce Palestinian employment rates in Israel and mean …

the importance of childcare related variables. We find working mothers do not increase their working hours when hourly … their working hours, that we find, is the provision of high quality formal childcare. Implying that government policy aiming …

, we analyze the relationship between commuting time, and the time devoted to home production and childcare. To deal with … effect for men, while childcare time has an effect on women's commuting time behavior only. Our results explain why prior …

In this paper, we investigate the effect of a change in childcare subsidies on parental subjective well-being. Starting … in 1997, the Canadian province of Québec implemented a generous program providing $5-a-day childcare to children under …

-targeting of this child-care expansion, our estimates show that the policy led to a sizable increase in employment (8%), and hours …

This paper investigates the effects of public childcare availability in Italy on mothers' working status and children … second grade of primary school in 2008-09 in conjunction with data on public childcare availability. Public childcare … account rationing in public childcare access and the functioning of the childcare market. Our estimates indicate that …

What would be the aggregate effects of adopting a more generous and universal childcare subsidy program in the U.S.? We … largest at the bottom of the skill distribution. Fully subsidized childcare available to all households leads to long … households in fertility and childcare expenditures. …

-school childcare largely improves results in cognitive tests at age 11 and 14 and 16, and has a positive effect on intentions towards …