Arbeitspapier

Inequalities in spatial accessibility of childcare: The role of non-profit providers

Equal access to childcare services is a key concern of childcare policy. This article analyses social inequalities in the availability of such services. We explore how observed disparities are related to the socio-economic status of neighbourhoods and investigate how different provider types contribute to such differences. To do so, we use data on all childcare centres in the city of Vienna, Austria, on the spatial distribution of children aged under six and on three measures of neighbourhood status, over a period of eight years. We find that spatial accessibility is highest in neighbourhoods with the highest socioeconomic status, that such inequality has increased over time and that both effects can be attributed to the role of non-profits. The results indicate that the policy change undertaken in Vienna towards increased communitarisation - that is, a shift towards non-profit Provision - has undermined the universal character of the city's childcare system.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Working Paper ; No. 1915

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Public Facility Location Analysis; Public Investment and Capital Stock
Publicly Provided Goods: Mixed Markets
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Thema
childcare
spatial accessibility
welfare mix
non-profit sector
Austria

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Pennerstorfer, Astrid
Pennerstorfer, Dieter
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Department of Economics
(wo)
Linz
(wann)
2019

Handle
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10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Pennerstorfer, Astrid
  • Pennerstorfer, Dieter
  • Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Department of Economics

Entstanden

  • 2019

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