Maternity leave versus early childcare – What are the long-term consequences for children?

Artikel

Most OECD countries spend substantially more on maternity leave schemes than on early childcare. However, given high tax burdens and rapidly aging populations, female labor force participation is critically needed. Moreover, it is important to know whether the main beneficiaries, the children themselves, reap more benefits from one or the other in the long term. The first cohorts exposed to the introduction or extension of maternity/paternity leave schemes and subsidized childcare programs have now completed education and entered the labor market, allowing an investigation of these programs’ long-term economic effects.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2018 ; Bonn: Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
• Subject: publicly subsidized childcare ; maternity leave schemes ; long-term outcomes

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Gupta, Nabanita Datta
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2018

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.438
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/180648
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:46 AM CET