Preschool and maternal labor market outcomes: Evidence from a regression discontinuity design

Arbeitspapier

In developing countries, employment rates of mothers with young children are relatively lower. This paper analyzes how maternal labor market outcomes in Argentina are affected by the preschool attendance of their children. Using pooled household surveys, we show that four yearolds with birthdays on June 30 have sharply higher probabilities of preschool attendance than children born on July 1, given enrollment-age rules. Regression-discontinuity estimates using this variation suggest that preschool attendance of the youngest child in the household increases the probability of full-time employment and weekly hours of maternal employment. We find no effect of preschool attendance on maternal labor outcomes for children that are not the youngest in the household.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IFS Working Papers ; No. 09,05

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Analysis of Education ; Education: Government Policy ; Time Allocation and Labor Supply
• Subject: female labor supply ; Argentina ; regression-discontinuity ; kindergarten ; Arbeitsangebot ; Frauenerwerbstätigkeit ; Mütter ; Kinderbetreuung ; Argentinien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Berlinski, Samuel ; Galiani, Sebastian ; McEwan, Patrick J.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
• (where): London
• (when): 2009

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/47488
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET