Childcare effects on maternal employment: Evidence from Chile

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Claudia Martinez, A.; Perticara, Marcela
• 署名单位: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Universidad Alberto Hurtado
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2017.01.001
• 发表日期: 2017
• 页码: 127-137
• 关键词: Female labor supply; Childcare; Randomized control trial; Afterschool programs

摘要

Using a randomized experiment, this study examines whether offering afterschool care for children aged between 6 and 13 has an impact on labor market outcomes for women in Chile. The results show that program participation increases employment by 5% and labor force participation by 7%, while the intervention also generates substantial childcare substitution. The results also suggest that the provision of afterschool care for older children triggers the use of free daycare for young (ineligible) children.