choices led mothers to take, on average, 1-2 months less of leave. This decrease in leave duration, however, was not … accompanied by an employment increase of similar magnitude. To understand the absence of labor supply effects, we examine data on … few mothers indicate that they would start working if better access to formal childcare were available. Switching to the …

with mothers whose wage rates are low, whereas both channels determine the decisions in households with mothers whose wage … rates are high. Using China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) data, we find that among less-educated mothers, the incidence …. At the same time, maternal labor supply increases by 2.892 days per month. By contrast, for educated mothers, the …

mothers' future employment. Previous research examined changes in women's attitudes and employment, or spouses’ adaptations to … indirect effect on attitude change of both partners through incentives for maternal employment. …

mechanisms. Through their impact on childcare availability, grandmothers' deaths reduce mothers' employment rate by 12 percentage … points (27 percent) and do not affect fathers' employment rate. The negative effect on mothers' employment is smaller where …This paper estimates the effect of childcare availability on parents' employment probability using the timing of death …