2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'A complete account of the US child care subsidy system requires an
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understanding of its implications for both parental and child
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well-being. Although the effects of child care subsidies on maternal
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employment and child development have been recently studied, many other
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dimensions of family well-being have received little attention. This
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paper attempts to fill this gap by examining the impact of child care
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subsidy receipt on maternal health and the quality of child-parent
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interactions. The empirical analyses use data from three nationally
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representative surveys, providing access to numerous measures of family
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well-being. In addition, we attempt to handle the possibility of
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non-random selection into subsidy receipt by using several
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identification strategies both within and across the surveys. Our
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results consistently indicate that child care subsidies are associated
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with worse maternal health and poorer interactions between parents and
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their children. In particular, subsidized mothers report lower levels of
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overall health and are more likely to show symptoms consistent with
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anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. Such mothers also reveal more
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psychological and physical aggression toward their children and are more
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likely to utilize spanking as a disciplinary tool. Together, these
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findings suggest that work-based public policies aimed at economically
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disadvantaged mothers may ultimately undermine family well-being.
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Copyright (C) 2013 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.'
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affiliation: 'Herbst, CM (Corresponding Author), Arizona State Univ, Sch Publ Affairs,
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411 N Cent Ave,Suite 480, Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA.
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Herbst, Chris M., Arizona State Univ, Sch Publ Affairs, Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA.
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Herbst, Chris M., IZA, Phoenix, AZ USA.
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Tekin, Erdal, Georgia State Univ, IZA, Andrew Young Sch Policy Studies, Dept Econ,
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Atlanta, GA 30303 USA.
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Tekin, Erdal, NBER, Atlanta, GA USA.'
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author: Herbst, Chris M. and Tekin, Erdal
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author-email: chris.herbst@asu.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Herbst
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given: Chris M.
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- family: Tekin
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given: Erdal
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1002/hec.2964
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eissn: 1099-1050
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files: []
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issn: 1057-9230
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journal: HEALTH ECONOMICS
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keywords: 'child care subsidies; maternal health; maternal employment; family
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well-being; subjective well-being'
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keywords-plus: 'SINGLE MOTHERS; WELFARE-REFORM; FRAGILE FAMILIES; LOW-INCOME;
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EMPLOYMENT; WORK; RECEIPT; IMPACT; WAGES; LIFE'
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language: English
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month: AUG
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number: '8'
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number-of-cited-references: '70'
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pages: 894-916
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papis_id: a1490a61d58cd4233e7aecaf50412456
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ref: Herbst2014childcare
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times-cited: '25'
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title: 'CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES, MATERNAL HEALTH, AND CHILD-PARENT INTERACTIONS: EVIDENCE
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FROM THREE NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE DATASETS'
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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:000339066100002
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '33'
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volume: '23'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics; Health Care Sciences \& Services; Health Policy
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\& Services
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year: '2014'
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