Childcare costs and the demand for children: evidence from nationwide reform

Exploiting the exogenous variation in childcare costs caused by a Swedish childcare reform, we are able to identify the causal effect of childcare costs on fertility in a context in which childcare enrollment is almost universal, user fees are low, and the labor force participation of mothers is ver...

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Hauptverfasser: Mörk, Eva (VerfasserIn), Sjögren, Anna (VerfasserIn), Svaleryd, Helena 1970- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Munich CESifo 2010
Schriftenreihe:CESifo working papers 3210 : Category 4, Labour markets
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Zusammenfassung:Exploiting the exogenous variation in childcare costs caused by a Swedish childcare reform, we are able to identify the causal effect of childcare costs on fertility in a context in which childcare enrollment is almost universal, user fees are low, and the labor force participation of mothers is very high. Anticipation of a reduction in childcare costs increased the number of first births, but only seemed to affect the timing of second births. We find a negative income effect for families with children already enrolled in child care.
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