We estimate the marginal treatment effect of childcare use on mothers' labor market outcomes by exploiting a staggered … childcare expansion across regions in Japan. The estimates show that the treatment effect is negatively associated with … propensity to use childcare, which implies that mothers who increase their labor supply more are less likely to use childcare …

We estimate the marginal treatment effect of childcare use on mothers' labor market outcomes by using a staggered … expansion of childcare services across regions in Japan. The estimates show that the heterogeneous treatment effects are … negatively associated with the propensity to use childcare, which implies that mothers who increase their labor supply the least …

Expanding childcare is often considered as a suitable way to enhance employment opportunities of mothers with young … set of scenarios of increasing subsidized childcare slots and mothers' employment. For a variety of European welfare … increased mothers' employment should be well targeted. The expenditures for additional childcare slots can to a large extent be …

applications, resulting in a large increase in enrollment among lower-SES families. The treatment increases lower-SES mothers’ full …-time employment rates by 9 percentage points (+160%), household income by 10%, and mothers’ earnings by 22%. The effect on full …

applications, resulting in a large increase in enrollment among lower-SES families. The treatment increases lower-SES mothers' full …-time employment rates by 9 percentage points (+160%), household income by 10%, and mothers' earnings by 22%. The effect on full …

Women's labor force participation has rapidly increased in most countries, but mothers still struggle to achieve a …