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

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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.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Memorandum ; No. 2009,23

Classification and Topics

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

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Havnes, Tarjei ; Mogstad, Magne
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Oslo, Department of Economics
• (where): Oslo
• (when): 2009

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/47274
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET