provision of a range of services that include childcare, early education, health and parenting support. Local Authorities are …

In this paper, we investigate whether the expansion of childcare leads to an increase in the female labour supply. We … that expanded childcare for 1–2- year-olds in Norway. Our results reveal a significant increase in the overall employment …

effect of COVID-19 on the working arrangements, housework and childcare of couples where both partners work. ties. According … more time on housework than before. The link between time devoted to childcare and working arrangements is more symmetric …

We study the effect of institutional childcare on child penalties. Using Swiss administrative data, we exploit the … staggered opening of childcare facilities across municipalities in the canton of Bern. We find that the presence of childcare … facilities in the year of birth of the first child reduces the child penalty. The availability of childcare increases maternal …