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older siblings suggest that the policy affects the whole household, not just targeted family members …
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reform, children are 8 percentage points less likely to attend public daycare which implies a compensated price elasticity of … effects on older siblings and fertility decisions show that the policy affects the whole household, not just targeted family …
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We develop and estimate a model of child care markets that endogenizes both demand and supply. On the demand side, families with a child make consumption, labor supply, and child-care decisions within a static, unitary household model. On the supply side, child care providers make entry, price,...
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We present experimental evidence that enabling access to universal early child care for families with lower socioeconomic status (SES) increases maternal labor supply. Our intervention provides families with customized help for child care applications, resulting in a large increase in enrollment...
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The disproportionate impact of children on women's earnings constitutes the primary factor contributing to persistent … gender inequality in many countries. This paper examines the multigenerational impact of children and whether the public … provision of formal childcare lessens the earnings and employment impacts of children. Our analyses notably incorporate the role …
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decision by exploiting variation in the tax and transfer system which differs by employment state and number of children. To … this end we simulate in detail the effects of the tax and transfer system including child care costs. The model provides …
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outcomes, childcare choices, and children's development. We examine a German reform from 2013 which introduced a home care …, but decreased childcare enrolment for one- and two-year olds by 5 percentage points. We find no effect on children's skill …
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estimate that the average child under six years of age lives in a family that spends 4.9 percent of after-tax income on day … care. However, this conceals wide variation: 63 percent of such children reside in families with no child care expenses and …
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assessment of consequences of family related policies in the area of labor market and fertility. We set these models in the … levels among families with children …
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Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) are increasingly deployed by states to monitor and improve the quality of non-parental child care settings. By making information on program quality accessible to the public, QRIS attempts to alter parental preferences for quality-related attributes...
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