Arbeitspapier

No child left behind: Universal child care and children's long-run outcomes

There is a heated debate in the US, Canada and many European countries about introducing universally accessible child care. However, studies on universal child care and child development are scarce and only consider short-run outcomes. We analyze the introduction of universal child care in Norway, addressing the impact on children's long-run outcomes. Our precise and robust difference-in-difference estimates show that child care had strong positive effects on children's educational attainment and labor market participation, and also reduced welfare dependency. Subsample analysis indicates that children with low educated mothers and girls benefit the most from child care.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Memorandum ; No. 2009,23

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Publicly Provided Goods: General
Education: Government Policy
Thema
universal child care
child development
long-run outcomes
Kinderbetreuung
Bildungsverhalten
Erwerbstätigkeit
Schätzung
Norwegen

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Havnes, Tarjei
Mogstad, Magne
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University of Oslo, Department of Economics
(wo)
Oslo
(wann)
2009

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Havnes, Tarjei
  • Mogstad, Magne
  • University of Oslo, Department of Economics

Entstanden

  • 2009

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