Preparatory School Years and Maternal Employment in Romania

This paper uses the introduction of preparatory school classes targeting six-year-old children in Romania to study whether universal, compulsory, public care provision could increase female employment. Results from difference-in-difference estimations show that the reform resulted in rising employment rates for mothers of six-year-old children. The effect is lower for mothers living in households with elderly people, but larger for those facing stronger trade-offs prior to the reform. Overall, investing in universal, compulsory, public childcare is beneficial and could significantly increase female employment and labor force participation rates.

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Auteurs principaux: Robayo-Abril, Monica, Rude, Britta
Format: Working Paper biblioteca
Langue:English
English
Publié: Washington, DC: World Bank 2023-12-19
Sujets:GOVERNMENT POLICY, CHILDCARE, ECONOMICS OF GENDER, PUBLIC POLICY, TIME ALLOCATION AND LABOR SUPPLY, FEMALE EMPLOYMENT, GENDER NORMS AND CHILDCARE,
Accès en ligne:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099916512112331443/IDU04bdf4f0b0085404fe308329043198ba43117
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40765
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