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dc.titleChild Care Arrangements and Labor Supply
dc.contributor.authorDel Boca, Daniela
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageFrance
dc.coverageSpain
dc.coverageGermany
dc.coverageItaly
dc.coverageDenmark
dc.coverageSweden
dc.coverageUnited States
dc.coverageEurope
dc.date.available2015-02-09T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2015-02-06T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper discusses several approaches to examining the relationship between child care and mothers' labor supply. The focus is on child care for children aged 0-3, because this is a critical period for working mothers and their children and because most European and American households with children aged 3-5 already use child care centers. The paper provides data concerning availability of, government spending on, and quantity and quality standards for child care in different countries, then compares different approaches to the determinants of child care demand and labor supply. The paper subsequently reviews and compares empirical results regarding the impact of child care costs, availability and quality. Finally, the paper discusses different impacts across different groups and provides concluding remarks.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011675
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Child-Care-Arrangements-and-Labor-Supply.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectLabor Policy
dc.subjectChild Development
dc.subject.jelcodeH75 - State and Local Government: Health • Education • Welfare • Public Pensions
dc.subject.jelcodeI2 - Education and Research Institutions
dc.subject.jelcodeJ13 - Fertility • Family Planning • Child Care • Children • Youth
dc.subject.keywordsChild care;Mothers'''' employment;IDB-WP-569;Child development
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-K1234
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