| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP12064 |
| DP12064 Parental Leave, (In)formal Childcare and Long-term Child Outcomes | |
| Nicole Schneeweis; Martin Halla; Martina Zweimüller | |
| 发表日期 | 2017-05-29 |
| 出版年 | 2017 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | We provide a novel interpretation of the estimated treatment effects from evaluations of parental leave reforms. Accounting for the counterfactual mode of care is crucial in the analysis of child outcomes and potential mediators. We evaluate a large and generous parental leave extension in Austria exploiting a sharp birthday cutoff-based discontinuity in the eligibility for extended parental leave and geographical variation in formal childcare. We find that estimated treatment effects on long-term child outcomes differ substantially according to the availability of formal childcare and the mother's counterfactual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and human capital outcomes only if the reform induces a replacement of informal childcare with maternal care. We conclude that care provided by mothers (or formal institutions) is superior to informal care-arrangements. |
| 主题 | Labour Economics |
| 关键词 | Parental leave Formal childcare Informal childcare Child development Maternal labor supply Fertility |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp12064 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/540875 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Nicole Schneeweis,Martin Halla,Martina Zweimüller. DP12064 Parental Leave, (In)formal Childcare and Long-term Child Outcomes. 2017. |
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