Cheaper child care, more children
Mork, Eva, January 2009
(Discussion Paper No. 3942). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.
An exploration of the correlation between costs of child care, local and national policy reform, and women’s fertility decisions in Sweden
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Childcare, eldercare, and labor force participation of unmarried women in urban China: 1982-2000
Maurer-Fazio, Margaret, June 2009
(Discussion Paper No. 4204). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.
An exploration of the influence of location, the availability of child care and the availability care for the elderly or disabled on unmarried women's labor market participation decisions, based on data from three waves of the population census of China from 1982-2000
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Child care subsidies and childhood obesity
Herbst, Chris M., June 2009
(Discussion Paper No. 4255). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.
An exploration of the relationship between child care subsidy receipt, subsidy policies, and children’s obesity, based on data from a sample of more than 21,000 children who participated in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten cohort (ECLS)-K
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Kindergarten enrollment and the intergenerational transmission of education
Bauer, Philipp C., September 2009
(Discussion Paper No. 4466). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.
An exploration of the relationship between parental education and children’s educational outcomes, based on data from the 2000 census in Switzerland
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Money for nothing?: Universal child care and maternal employment
Havnes, Tarjei, October 2009
(Discussion Paper No. 4504). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.
An examination of the effect of the introduction of universal child care on maternal employment, based on data from administrative registers from Statistics Norway from 1967 through 2006
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No child left behind: Universal child care and children's long-run outcomes
Havnes, Tarjei, November, 2009
(Discussion Paper No. 4561). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.
An inquiry into the effects of universal preschool on children's long-term educational and employment outcomes in Norway, based on data from administrative registers from Statistics Norway for the country's entire population from 1967-2006
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The rate of return to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program
Heckman, James J., October 2009
(Discussion Paper No. 4533). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.
An estimation of the cost-benefit ratio and rate of return for the High/Scope Perry Preschool program, with a focus on the economic benefits and impact on crime
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