through August 1997. We find that both the nature of the child care market and the availability of subsidized care and early …

excess job loss among parents of young children, and mothers specifically. Using data from the Current Population Survey (CPS …), we confirm that, in general, mothers with young children have experienced a larger decline in employment, as compared … (unconditionally) with other adults, including fathers. This excess job loss is driven by mothers without a four-year college (bachelor …

Using time-diary data from the U.S. and six wealthy European countries, I demonstrate that non-partnered mothers spend … slightly less time performing childcare, but much less time in other household activities than partnered mothers. Unpartnered … mothers' total work time--paid work and household production--is slightly less than partnered women's. In the U.S. but not …

estimated effect is large, implying that three mothers entered the labor force for every ten children enrolled in public school … married mothers of five year olds. These findings complement other research suggesting that preschools targeted toward at …

This paper examines the impact of actual subsidy receipt of single mothers on their joint employment and child care … type of care chosen. Results indicate that single mothers are highly responsive to child care subsidies by increasing their …