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Childcare subsidy policy : what it can and cannot accomplish : what are the implications of childcare subsidies for care quality, family well-being, and child development?
Tekin, Erdal - 2014
Most public expenditure on childcare in the US is made through a federal program, the Child Care and Development Fund … employment and reduce welfare dependence among low-income families. Childcare subsidies have been effective in enabling parents …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417121
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Child care subsidies, wages, and employment of single mothers
Tekin, Erdal - 2002
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of employment and child care payment decisions of single mothers in the early post-welfare reform environment, using data from the National Survey of America's Families (NSAF). I develop and estimate a model that examines the effects of the price of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411860
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Child Care Subsidy Receipt, Employment, and Child Care Choices of Single Mothers
Tekin, Erdal - 2021
This paper examines the impact of actual subsidy receipt of single mothers on their joint employment and child care mode decisions in the post-welfare reform environment, which places a high priority on parental choice with the quality and type of care chosen. Results indicate that single...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319294
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Child Care Subsidies, Wages, and Employment of Single Mothers
Tekin, Erdal - 2021
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of employment and child care payment decisions of single mothers in the early post-welfare reform environment, using data from the National Survey of America's Families (NSAF). I develop and estimate a model that examines the effects of the price of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320487
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The Determinants and Consequences of Child Care Subsidies for Single Mothers
Blau, David M.; Tekin, Erdal - 2021
This paper provides an early analysis of child care subsidies under welfare reform. Previous studies of child care subsidies use data from the pre-welfare-reform period, and their results may not apply to the very different post-reform environment. We use data from the 1997 National Survey of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320753
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Socialized healthcare and women's fertility decisions
Cesur, Resul; Güneş, Pinar Mine; Tekin, Erdal; Ulker, … - 2019
This paper examines the effect of a nationwide healthcare reform implemented in Turkey on women's fertility decisions … clinics, called Family Health Centers, on a walk-in basis. Although reducing fertility was not specified among the goals of …'s position is to encourage fertility behavior and discourage birth control practices among women at prime childbearing ages. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011986012
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Childcare subsidy policy: What it can and cannot accomplish
Tekin, Erdal - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) July, pp. 1-10
Most public expenditure on childcare in the US 
is made through a federal program, the Child Care and Development … increase employment and reduce welfare dependence among low-income families. Childcare subsidies have been effective in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884443
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Childcare subsidy policy: What it can and cannot accomplish
Tekin, Erdal - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Most public expenditure on childcare in the US is made through a federal program, the Child Care and Development Fund … employment and reduce welfare dependence among low-income families. Childcare subsidies have been effective in enabling parents …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011404872
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Child care subsidies and childhood obesity
Herbst, Chris M.; Tekin, Erdal - 2009
Child care subsidies play a critical role in facilitating the transition of disadvantaged mothers from welfare to work. However, little is known about the influence of these policies on children's health and well-being. In this paper, we study the impact of subsidy receipt on low-income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003858880
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The geographic accessibility of child care subsidies and evidence on the impact of subsidy receipt on childhood obesity
Herbst, Chris M.; Tekin, Erdal - 2011
This paper examines the impact of the spatial accessibility of public human services agencies on the likelihood of receiving a child care subsidy among disadvantaged mothers with young children. In particular, we collect data on the location of virtually every human services agency in the U.S....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009488416