Assessing risk: Descriptive data related to risk factors experienced by young children and their families in Illinois
An examination of the geographic distribution in Illinois of child and family risk indicators and of early childhood program availability, based on analyses of secondary and administrative data
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Effects of divorce and cohabitation dissolution on preschoolers' literacy
A study of the association between children's early literacy and changes in the marital and cohabitation status of their parents, with an examination of the mediating roles of changes in household income, changes in depressive symptoms, changes in maternal stimulation of child learning, and mothers' pregnancy timing, based on data from approximately 6,450 children in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey-Birth cohort followed at 24 and 48 months
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Family proximity, childcare, and women's labor force attachment
We show that close geographical proximity to mothers or mothers-in-law has a substantial positive effect on the labor supply of married women with young children. We argue that the mechanism through which proximity increases labor supply is the availability of childcare. We interpret availability broadly enough to include not only regular scheduled childcare during work hours but also an insurance aspect of proximity (e.g., a mother or mother-in-law who can provide irregular or unanticipated childcare). Using two large datasets, the National Survey of Families and Households and the public use files of the U.S. Census, we find that the predicted probability of employment and labor force participation is 4-10 percentage points higher for married women with young children living in close proximity to their mothers or their mothers-in-law compared with those living further away. (author abstract)
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Fertility, female labor supply, and family policy
The present paper develops an overlapping generations general equilibrium model for Germany in order to study the impact of public policy on household labor supply and fertility decisions. Starting from a benchmark equilibrium which reflects the current German family policy regime we introduce various reforms of the tax and child benefit system and quantify the consequences for birth rates and female labor supply. Our simulations indicate three central results: First, higher transfers to families (either direct, in-kind or via family splitting) may increase birth rates significantly, but they may come at the cost of lower female employment. Second, the introduction of individual taxation (instead of joint taxation of couples) would increase female employment but might further reduce current birth rates in Germany. Third, it is possible to increase birth rates and female employment rates simultaneously if the government invests in child care facilities for children of all ages. (author abstract)
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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979: Child Surveys Resource Guide
This resource guide provides a brief overview of the children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 and instructions for creating an extract dataset which you can download to your own computer. It also offers guidance in obtaining access to additional data from the main sample of mothers and for other family members, as well as guidance in accessing restricted-use versions of the data.
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Office of Child Development and Early Learning: Program reach and risk assessment: State fiscal year 2011-12
An analysis of the geographic distribution in Pennsylvania of school failure risk indicators and of early childhood program availability, based on secondary and administrative data
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Office of Child Development and Early Learning: Program reach and risk assessment: State fiscal year 2011-12 [Executive summary]
A summary of an analysis of the geographic distribution in Pennsylvania of school failure risk indicators and of early childhood program availability, based on secondary and administrative data
Executive Summary
Outsourcing household production: Foreign domestic workers and native labor supply in Hong Kong
We explore how the availability of affordable live-in help provided by foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Hong Kong affected native women's labor supply and welfare. First, we exploit differences in the FDW program between Hong Kong and Taiwan. Second, we use cross-sectional variation in the cost of a FDW to estimate a model of labor force participation and FDW hire. FDWs increased the participation of mothers with a young child (relative to older children) by 10-14 percentage points and have generated a monthly consumer surplus of US$130-US$200. By reducing child care costs through immigration, this is a market-based alternative to child care subsidies. (author abstract)
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State of Delaware early childhood needs assessment
An examination of the geographic distribution in Delaware of family risk indicators and early childhood program availability and quality, based on analyses of administrative and census data
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