Preschoolers Enrolled and Mothers at Work? The Effects of Universal Prekindergarten

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Fitzpatrick, Maria Donovan
• 署名单位: Stanford University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/648666
• 发表日期: 2010
• 页码: 51-85
• 关键词: regression-discontinuity design; financial-aid; Child-care; LABOR; program; IMPACT; hope

摘要

Three states recently introduced universal prekindergarten programs offering free preschool to all age-eligible children; policy makers in many other states are promoting similar programs. Using restricted-access data from the Census, together with birthday-based eligibility cutoffs, I employ a regression discontinuity framework to estimate the effects of universal pre-K availability on overall preschool enrollment and maternal labor supply. Universal pre-K availability increases statewide preschool enrollment by about 14% but has little effect on the labor supply of most women.