provide evidence that mothers substitute working time with childcare to compensate for early disadvantages. We do not find any …

bucket” to compare the MECR of an income-contingent childcare subsidy program and of the income-contingent tax and transfer … subsidy relative to the tax and transfer system. (ii) Child development effects decrease the MECR of the childcare subsidy …

of single mothers, particularly those with young children. In this paper, we first document these large changes in … policies and employment. We then examine if the policy changes are the reason for the large increases in single mothers' labor … supply. We find evidence that a large share of the increase in work by single mothers can be attributed to the EITC, with …

of single mothers, particularly those with young children. In this paper, we first document these large changes in … policies and employment. We then examine if the policy changes are the reason for the large increases in single mothers' labor … supply. We find evidence that a large share of the increase in work by single mothers can be attributed to the EITC, with …