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abstract: 'The effects of early childhood education and care (ECEC) have been
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widely researched, but most studies focus on targeted or relatively
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short-term programmes. This paper investigates the long-term effects of
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a universal ECEC programme and underlying mechanisms. By exploiting
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differences in expansion rates of childcare institutions across Japan
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from the 1960s to the 1980s, I find a positive effect of ECEC on income
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at up to age 50. The overall effect is driven by a significant impact
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among women, who were disadvantaged at that time, while there are no
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adverse effects on others. Mediation analysis shows that an increase in
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wages leads to an increase in income, which is triggered by improved
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educational attainment and not an increase in labour supply. The results
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imply that a universal childcare system has the potential to reduce
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income inequality.'
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affiliation: 'Kawarazaki, H (Corresponding Author), UCL, Dept Econ, Drayton House,30
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Gordon St, London WC1H 0AX, England.
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Kawarazaki, H (Corresponding Author), Inst Fiscal Studies, 7 Ridgmount St, London
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WC1E 7AE, England.
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Kawarazaki, Hikaru, UCL, Dept Econ, Drayton House,30 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AX,
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England.
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Kawarazaki, Hikaru, Inst Fiscal Studies, 7 Ridgmount St, London WC1E 7AE, England.'
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author: Kawarazaki, Hikaru
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author-email: hikaru.kawarazaki.20@ucl.ac.uk
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author_list:
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- family: Kawarazaki
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given: Hikaru
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s00148-022-00899-w
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earlyaccessdate: JUN 2022
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eissn: 1432-1475
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files: []
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issn: 0933-1433
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journal: JOURNAL OF POPULATION ECONOMICS
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keywords: 'Early childhood education and care; Inequality; Preschool; Mediation
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analysis; Return to education'
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keywords-plus: 'MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT; PERSONALITY-TRAITS; YOUNG-CHILDREN; LIFE-CYCLE;
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AVAILABILITY; PRESCHOOL; POLICIES; MOTHERS; INTERVENTIONS; MEDIATION'
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language: English
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month: 2022 JUN 9
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number-of-cited-references: '106'
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orcid-numbers: Kawarazaki, Hikaru/0000-0001-5587-8257
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papis_id: b9cfbb4163c0d3d778aeee3aab5e7ff3
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ref: Kawarazaki2022earlychildhood
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'Early childhood education and care: effects after half a century and their
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mechanisms'
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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:000808448800001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '8'
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web-of-science-categories: Demography; Economics
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year: '2022'
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