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Do childcare institutions affect gender norms of individuals? I examine the introduction of childcare services and … institutions and attitudes by exploiting regional variation in the regulations and provision of childcare for school children … outside of regular school hours. My results show that the expansion of childcare for school children increases voters' support …
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Do childcare institutions affect gender norms of individuals? I examine the introduction of childcare services and … institutions and attitudes by exploiting regional variation in the regulations and provision of childcare for school children … outside of regular school hours. My results show that the expansion of childcare for school children increases voters' support …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012134027
Fuelled by federal stimuli of 440 million Swiss francs, the staggered expansion of childcare in many cantons allows the … show that mothers work at higher percentage rates if they live in cantons that have expanded their childcare services more … points. The expansion of childcare particularly affected women with two children and upper-secondary education, who are …
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as childcare and leave policies interaction. The findings from the fixed effects model reveal that childcare coverage for … gap in employment. The impact of the leaves depends, however, on childcare availability: long maternity leaves combined … with high childcare coverage lead to greater employment gap than when the coverage is low. The results do not prove that …
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This study investigates how the duration of child care leave taken by mothers and fathers relates to changes in couples’ division of housework and child care after postnatal labour market return in Germany. It explores whether take-up of child care related leave may impact the gender division...
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Childcare policies play a crucial role in helping parents reconcile care and employment-related tasks. This paper … quantifies the net cost of purchasing full-time centre-based childcare in OECD countries taking into account a wide range of … influences on household budgets, including fees charged by childcare providers as well as childcare-related tax concessions and …
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conflicting, demands. Childcare policies play a crucial role in helping parents reconcile care and employment-related tasks. But … centre-based childcare in OECD countries taking into account a wide range of influences on household budgets, including fees … charged by childcare providers as well as childcare-related tax concessions and cash benefits available to parents. Building …
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This paper examines the multigenerational impact of children and whether the public provision of formal childcare … earnings of mothers and employment of grandmothers. Studying a universal childcare program in Quebec, we find formal childcare … and the pre-policy supply of informal childcare by grandmothers …
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Childcare policies play a crucial role in helping parents reconcile care and employment related tasks. This paper … quantifies the net cost of purchasing full-time centre-based childcare in OECD countries taking into account a wide range of … influences on household budgets, including fees charged by childcare providers as well as childcare-related tax concessions and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014059824
provision of formal childcare lessens the earnings and employment impacts of children. Our analyses notably incorporate the role … of grandparents as informal providers of childcare. We find that the arrival of a firstborn reduces the employment and … thought. Studying the implementation of a universal childcare program in the province of Quebec, we find that formal childcare …
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