analyze the introduction of universal child care in Norway, addressing the impact on children's long-run outcomes. Our precise … and robust difference-in-difference estimates show that child care had strong positive effects on children's educational … attainment and labor market participation, and also reduced welfare dependency. Subsample analysis indicates that children with …

analyze the introduction of universal child care in Norway, addressing the impact on children's long-run outcomes. Our precise … and robust difference-in-difference estimates show that child care had strong positive effects on children's educational … attainment and labor market participation, and also reduced welfare dependency. Subsample analysis indicates that children with …

analyze the introduction of universal child care in Norway, addressing the impact on children's long-run outcomes. Our precise … and robust difference-in-difference estimates show that child care had strong positive effects on children's educational … attainment and labor market participation, and also reduced welfare dependency. Subsample analysis indicates that children with …

Young children are thought to be vulnerable to separation from the primary caregiver/s. This raises concern about … whether early child care enrollment may harm children's development. We use child care assignment lotteries to estimate the … for children at age seven. Survey evidence and an increase in labor supply of both mothers and fathers following the offer …

Theory and evidence point towards particularly positive effects of high-quality child care for disadvantaged children … between children from different socioeconomic backgrounds, governments are pushing for universal child care. However, it is … unclear how effective programs with universal participation may be at addressing the needs of disadvantaged children. We …