The Impact of Child‐Care Subsidies on Child Development: Evidence from Geographic Variation in the Distance to Social Service Agencies

In this paper, we examine the impact of U.S. child‐care subsidies on the cognitive and behavioral development of children in low‐income female‐headed families. We identify the effect of subsidy receipt by exploiting geographic variation in the distance that families must travel from home to reach th...

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Volume:	35
Main Author:	Herbst, Chris M Tekin, Erdal
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Kindergarten Primary Education Early Childhood Education
Place of publication:	HOBOKEN WILEY Winter 2016 Wiley-Blackwell
published in:	Journal of policy analysis and management Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 94 - 116
Data of publication:	Winter 2016
ISSN:	0276-8739 1520-6688
EISSN:	1520-6688
Discipline:	Government Social Sciences (General) Political Science Economics
Subjects:	Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Public Administration Behavior Development Fatherless Family Social Services Scores Kindergarten Grants Cognitive Development Cognitive Tests Surveys Geographic Location Behavior Problems Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey Child Development Children Child Care Low Income Groups Longitudinal Studies SINGLE MOTHERS ACHIEVEMENT DECISION QUALITY INCOME RECEIPT STABILITY MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT SCHOOL READINESS LIFE
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2016 Web of Knowledge Web of Science ERIC (Ovid) ERIC( SilverPlatter ) Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC PlusText (Legacy Platform) ERIC ERIC (Legacy Platform) Database information Databases - DBIS