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We study the effect of child care costs on the fertility behavior of Swedish women and find that reductions in child care charges influence fertility decisions, even when costs are initially highly subsidized. Exploiting the exogenous variation in child care costs caused by a Swedish child care...
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. The stated motive of the reform was to boost employment; in particular to provide incentives for individuals to go from … unemployment to, at least, part-time work. In this paper we try to analyze the extensive margin labor supply effects of the Swedish … results are sensitive with respect to how we define employment, which is especially true when we analyze different subgroups …
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. The stated motive of the reform was to boost employment; in particular to provide incentives for individuals to go from … unemployment to, at least, part-time work. In this paper we try to analyze the extensive margin labor supply effects of the Swedish … results are sensitive with respect to how we define employment, which is especially true when we analyze different subgroups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321436
participation, employment and disposable income. In contrast to earlier studies we are able to capture both entry and exit effects … mandatory activation of welfare receivers reduce overall welfare participation and increases employment. We also find that …
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participation, employment and disposable income. In contrast to earlier studies we are able to capture both entry and exit effects … mandatory activation of welfare receivers reduce overall welfare participation and increases employment. We also find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321425
We analyze how access to childcare affects health outcomes of children with unemployed parents using a reform that …-11 years of age, children who did not have access to childcare when parents were unemployed are more likely to take medication …-related hospitalization, when these children first get access to childcare. We find no effect on younger children. When children are 10 …
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We analyze how access to childcare affects the health outcomes of children with unemployed parents using a reform that … they first gained access to childcare. Children aged 10 to 11 years who had access to childcare earlier in their childhood …, while their parents were unemployed, were less likely to be prescribed medication for respiratory conditions and allergies …
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