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Universal Child Care, Maternal Labor Supply, and Family Well‐Being
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We analyze the introduction of highly subsidized, universally accessible child care in Quebec, addressing the impact on child care utilization, maternal labor supply, and family well‐being. We find strong evidence of a shift into new child care use, although some crowding out of existing arrangements is evident. Maternal labor supply increases significantly. Finally, the evidence suggests that children are worse off by measures ranging from aggression to motor and social skills to illness. We also uncover evidence that the new child care program led to more hostile, less consistent parenting, worse parental health, and lower‐quality parental relationships.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Baker, M., Gruber, J., & Milligan, K.
- Venue
- Journal of Political Economy
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 2008-08
- Volume
- 116
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 709-745
- ISSN
- 0022-3808 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-534X
- OpenAlex
- W2891536820
- Cited by
- 1,000
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 95.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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