Universal child care, maternal employment, and children's long-run outcomes

Evidence from the U.S. Lanham Act of 1940

This paper analyzes the US Lanham Act of 1940, a heavily subsidized and universal child care program administered during World War II. I first estimate its impact on maternal employment using a triple-differences model. I find that employment increased substantially following the introduction of the...

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Volume:	35
Main Author:	Herbst, Chris M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Trade Academic
Place of publication:	CHICAGO University of Chicago Press 2017 UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
published in:	Journal of labor economics Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 519 - 564
Data of publication:	2017
ISSN:	0734-306X 1537-5307
EISSN:	1537-5307
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Frauenerwerbstätigkeit Regionaler Vergleich USA Bildungsabschluss Subventionspolitik Bildungsverlauf Familienpolitik Erwerbsbeteiligung Krieg Beschäftigungseffekt Öffentliche Ausgaben Berufsverlauf Lebenslauf Kinderbetreuung Kind Mutter Einkommenshöhe Auswirkung Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Industrial Relations & Labor Trademarks Employment Child care Analysis SINGLE MOTHERS WORLD-WAR-II EARLY INTERVENTION IMPACT WAGES HEAD-START PERRY PRESCHOOL SUBSIDY RECEIPT YOUNG-CHILDREN PROGRAM
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