Preparatory School Years and Maternal Employment in Romania

• Tác giả: Monica Robayo-Abril
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 709.49 Historical, geographic, persons treatment of fine and decorative arts
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, DC: World Bank, 2023
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 311361
• Chủ đề: 1. CHILDCARE; 2. ECONOMICS OF GENDER; 3. GOVERNMENT POLICY; 4. PUBLIC POLICY; 5. TIME ALLOCATION AND LABOR SUPPLY

Tóm tắt

This paper uses the introduction of preparatory school classes targeting six-year-old children in Romania to study whether universal, compulsory, public care provision could increase female employment. Results from difference-in-difference estimations show that the reform resulted in rising employment rates for mothers of six-year-old children. The effect is lower for mothers living in households with elderly people, but larger for those facing stronger trade-offs prior to the reform. Overall, investing in universal, compulsory, public childcare is beneficial and could significantly increase female employment and labor force participation rates.