2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Expanding public or publicly subsidized childcare has been a top social
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policy priority in many industrialized countries. It is supposed to
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increase fertility, promote children''s development and enhance mothers''
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labor market attachment. In this paper, we analyze the causal effect of
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one of the largest expansions of subsidized childcare for children up to
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three years among industrialized countries on the employment of mothers
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in Germany. Identification is based on spatial and temporal variation in
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the expansion of publicly subsidized childcare triggered by two
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comprehensive childcare policy reforms. The empirical analysis is based
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on the German Microcensus that is matched to county level data on
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childcare availability. Based on our preferred specification which
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includes time and county fixed effects we find that an increase in
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childcare slots by one percentage point increases mothers'' labor market
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participation rate by 0.2 percentage points. The overall increase in
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employment is explained by the rise in part-time employment with
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relatively long hours (20-35 h per week). We do not find a change in
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full-time employment or lower part-time employment that is causally
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related to the childcare expansion. The effect is almost entirely driven
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by mothers with medium-level qualifications. Mothers with low education
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levels do not profit from this reform calling for a stronger policy
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focus on particularly disadvantaged groups in coming years.'
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affiliation: 'Wrohlich, K (Corresponding Author), German Inst Econ Res Berlin DIW
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Berlin, Mohrenstr 58, D-10117 Berlin, Germany.
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Mueller, Kai-Uwe; Wrohlich, Katharina, German Inst Econ Res Berlin DIW Berlin, Mohrenstr
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58, D-10117 Berlin, Germany.'
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article-number: '101776'
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author: Mueller, Kai-Uwe and Wrohlich, Katharina
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author-email: kwrohlich@diw.de
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author_list:
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- family: Mueller
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given: Kai-Uwe
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- family: Wrohlich
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given: Katharina
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.labeco.2019.101776
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eissn: 1879-1034
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files: []
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issn: 0927-5371
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journal: LABOUR ECONOMICS
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keywords: 'Childcare provision; Mother''s labor supply; Generalized
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difference-in-difference'
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keywords-plus: 'STRUCTURAL MODEL; LOW-INCOME; MARRIED MOTHERS; YOUNG-CHILDREN;
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EMPLOYMENT; SINGLE; COSTS; DECISIONS; QUALITY; DEMAND'
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language: English
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month: JAN
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number-of-cited-references: '83'
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papis_id: d8822601c63f3b0dd7136577e1d74f67
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ref: Mueller2020doessubsidized
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times-cited: '20'
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title: Does subsidized care for toddlers increase maternal labor supply? Evidence
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from a large-scale expansion of early childcare
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000514015500009
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usage-count-last-180-days: '6'
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usage-count-since-2013: '24'
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volume: '62'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics
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year: '2020'
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