Exploiting the exogenous variation in childcare costs caused by a Swedish childcare reform, we are able to identify the … causal effect of childcare costs on fertility in a context in which childcare enrollment is almost universal, user fees are … low, and the labor force participation of mothers is very high. Anticipation of a reduction in childcare costs increased …

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 …

This paper studies the effect of cultural attitudes on childcare provision, fertility, female labour supply and the … gender wage gap. Cross-country data show that fertility, female labour force participation and childcare are positively … a model with endogenous fertility, female labour supply and childcare choices which fits these facts. There may exist …

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 …

lapses in implicit childcare−provide a unifying explanation for these patterns. The summer drop in female employment aligns …, and coincides with increased time spent engaging in childcare. Decomposing the gender gap in summer work interruptions … and gender differences within jobs in the propensity to exit employment over the summer. Summer childcare constraints may …

surveillance exercise, suggests that increased spending on childcare and early childhood education might usefully be part of any …

are predictive of labor supply intentions under different policy scenarios related to childcare availability and quality …