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Universal child care, maternal employment, and children's long-run outcomes : evidence from the US Lanham Act of 1940
Herbst, Chris M. - 2013
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the Lanham Act of 1940, a heavily-subsidized and universal child care program that was administered throughout the U.S. during World War II. I begin by estimating the impact of the Lanham Act on maternal employment using 1940 and 1950 Census data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229538
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Return to work after childbirth : does parental leave matter in Europe?
Pronzato, Chiara Daniela - 2007
The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of the extended parental leave in the return to work for mothers of newborn children. Parental leaves have been introduced in the last 30 years in all European countries in order to extend the period of job-protection, allowing both parents to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010239784
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Child-care and participation in the labor market for married women in mediterranean countries
Nicodemo, Catia; Waldmann, Robert - 2009
Parents in the labor force have balance their work and home life, including the choice of the type of care to provide for their children while they work. In this paper we study the connection between the married women's labor force participation, child care arrangements and the time that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269051
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Kindergarten for all : long-run effects of a universal intention
Drange, Nina; Havnes, Tarjei; Sandsør, Astrid Marie Jorde - 2015 - This version August, 2015
Theory and evidence point towards particularly positive effects of high-quality child care for disadvantaged children. At the same time, disadvantaged families often sort out of existing programs. To counter differences in learning outcomes between children from different socioeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011333639
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No Child Left Behind : Universal Child Care and Children's Long-Run Outcomes
Havnes, Tarjei - 2009
There is a heated debate in the US, Canada and many European countries about introducing universally accessible child care. However, studies on universal child care and child development are scarce and only consider short-run outcomes. We analyze the introduction of universal child care in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013154482
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Öffentlich geförderte Kinderbetreuung in Deutschland: Evaluierung der Auswirkungen auf die Arbeitsmarktbeteiligung von Müttern
Rainer, Helmut; Auer, Wolfgang; Bauernschuster, Stefan; … - In: ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 07, pp. 31-40
Die Förderung institutionalisierter Kinderbetreuung durch die öffentliche Hand ist eines der zentralen Elemente in der … aktuelle Forschungsstudie des ifo Instituts, die die Auswirkungen von öffentlich geförderter Kinderbetreuung für Familien mit …, zeigt, dass sich die öffentliche Kinderbetreuung positiv auf die Arbeitsmarktbeteiligung von Müttern auswirkt. Die Kosten …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011693484
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Öffentlich geförderte Kinderbetreuung in Deutschland: Evaluierung der Auswirkungen auf die Arbeitsmarktbeteiligung von Müttern
Rainer, Helmut; Auer, Wolfgang; Bauernschuster, Stefan; … - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 07, pp. 31-40
Die Förderung institutionalisierter Kinderbetreuung durch die öffentliche Hand ist eines der zentralen Elemente in der … aktuelle Forschungsstudie des ifo Instituts, die die Auswirkungen von öffentlich geförderter Kinderbetreuung für Familien mit …, zeigt, dass sich die öffentliche Kinderbetreuung positiv auf die Arbeitsmarktbeteiligung von Müttern auswirkt. Die Kosten …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010948783
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Is longer maternal care always beneficial? : the impact of a four-year paid parental leave
Bičáková, Alena; Kalísková, Klára - 2022
We study the impact of an extension of paid family leave from 3 to 4 years on child long- term outcomes. Using a difference-in-differences design and comparing the first-affected with the last-unaffected cohorts of children, we find that an additional year of maternal care at the age of 3, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013415664
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Children and Women's Participation Dynamics: Transitory and Long-Term Effects
Voicu, Alexandru; Buddelmeyer, Hielke - 2003
Children affect the after-birth labor force participation of women in two ways. Directly, the time spent in child-care reduces the labor market effort. The time spent out of the labor market while on maternity leave alters women's participation experience and, thus, indirectly affects subsequent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261954
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Child-care and participation in the labor market for married women in mediterranean countries
Nicodemo, Catia; Waldmann, Robert - 2009
Parents in the labor force have balance their work and home life, including the choice of the type of care to provide for their children while they work. In this paper we study the connection between the married women's labor force participation, child care arrangements and the time that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003808569