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 … employment while moving from parental and relative care to center care in the process …

). Respondents in the NLSY were aged 21 to 29 in 1986; thus our sample consists of children of relatively young mothers. We show that … for this group the impact of maternal labor supply depends upon when it occurs. Maternal employment is found to have a …

education serve to increase employment. To be more specific, we find that increased funding for child care subsidies and the …

subsidy and the effects of subsidy receipt on employment, school attendance, job search, and welfare participation. We analyze … subsidy receipt as exogenous show an effect of subsidy receipt of about 13 percentage points on employment. Two stage least …

We show that close geographical proximity to mothers or mothers-in-law has a substantial positive effect on the labor ….S. Census, we find that the predicted probability of employment and labor force participation is 4-10 percentage points higher … for married women with young children living in close proximity to their mothers or their mothers-in-law compared with …

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 …

health threat. We examine the effect of maternal employment and child care policy on rates of accidental injury using both … maternal employment on unintentional injuries to children vary by demographic group, with the effects being positive for blacks … and Vital Statistics data suggest that the effects of maternal employment may be mediated by child care regulations. Most …

parental and child well-being. Although the effects of child care subsidies on maternal employment and child development have … particular, subsidized mothers report lower levels of overall health and are more likely to show symptoms consistent with anxiety …, depression, and parenting stress. Such mothers also reveal more psychological and physical aggression toward their children and …