Effects of early childhood intervention on maternal employment, fertility and well-being: Evidence from a randomized controlled trail

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This paper presents results from a randomized evaluation of a home visiting program for disadvantaged first-time mothers and their families implemented in three German federal states. I analysis the impact of the intervention on maternal employment, school attendance, child care use, fertility, life-satisfaction and well-being. Biannual telephone interviews with the participating mothers until the third birthday of the child give a rich data source to evaluate these outcomes. I find that the intervention increases fertility and maternal life-satisfaction and well-being, whereas the treatment does not affect maternal employment, school attendance and child care use. These results are in contrast to previous studies from the US where home visiting programs decreased fertility.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Diskussionsbeitrag ; No. 516

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse ; Analysis of Education ; National Government Expenditures and Education
• Subject: Early Childhood Intervention ; Randomized Experiment ; Fertility

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Sandner, Malte
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät
• (where): Hannover
• (when): 2013

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/92950
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET