The impact of childcare availability on maternal employment: Evidence from Czech municipalities.

Autor/inn/en	Kalísková, Klára; Münich, Daniel
Titel	The impact of childcare availability on maternal employment: Evidence from Czech municipalities. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Der Einfluss der Verfügbarkeit von Kinderbetreuung auf die Beschäftigung von Müttern: Erkenntnisse aus tschechischen Gemeinden.
Quelle	In: PLOS ONE, 18 (2023) Art. e0288987, 26 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-6203
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0288987
Schlagwörter	Familie; Mutter; Kinderbetreuung; Kindergarten; Angebotsentwicklung; Erwerbsquote; Beruf; Erwerbsbeteiligung; Frauenerwerbstätigkeit; Auswirkung; Tschechische Republik
Abstract	"This study presents empirical estimates of the effects of local public kindergarten availability on the employment rate of mothers of preschool-aged children in the Czech Republic. It brings together data from the Population Census and School Register to form a unique database describing the demand for childcare (numbers of children aged 3-5) and supply (capacity) across more than 6,000 Czech municipalities between 2001 and 2011. We take advantage of variations in kindergarten availability over time to estimate the impact on maternal employment with a first differences model. Our estimates show that a 10 percentage point increase in the availability of kindergarten places led to a 0.2-0.4 percentage point increase in the employment rate of mothers of preschool-aged children. A drop in the availability of kindergarten places between 2001 and 2011 resulted in 9,000 fewer mothers being employed and a net loss to public finances of 1.2-1.7 billion CZK per year." The study refers to the period 2001-2011. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2024/1