Maternal Labor Supply and the Introduction of Kindergartens into American Public Schools

Autor/in	Cascio, Elizabeth U.
Titel	Maternal Labor Supply and the Introduction of Kindergartens into American Public Schools
Quelle	In: Journal of Human Resources, 44 (2009) 1, S.140-170 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-166X
Schlagwörter	Public Schools; State Aid; Grants; Kindergarten; Employed Women; Mothers; Labor Supply; One Parent Family; Young Children; Enrollment; Census Figures + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Mother; Mutter; Labour Supply; Arbeitskräfteangebot; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Frühe Kindheit; Einschulung; Volkszählung
Abstract	Since the mid-1960s, many state governments have introduced subsidies for school districts that offer kindergarten. This paper uses the staggered timing and age targeting of these grants to examine how the childcare subsidy implicit in public schooling affects maternal labor supply. Using data from five Censuses, I estimate that four of ten single mothers with no younger children entered the work force with public school enrollment of a five-year-old child. No significant labor supply responses are detected among other mothers with eligible children. Results also indicate that at least one in three marginal public school enrollees would have otherwise attended private school. (Contains 8 tables, 2 figures and 43 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10