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References for Childcare expansion and mothers’ employment in post-socialist countries
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Further reading
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Key references
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European Commission Use of Childcare
Services in the EU Member States and Progress Towards the
Barcelona Targets. Luxembourg: European Commission, 2014. Key reference: [1]
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Blau, D. "Child care subsidy
programs" In: Moffitt, R. A. (ed). Means-Tested
Transfer Programs in the United States. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. Key reference: [2]
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Cascio, E. U., Haider, S. J., Nielsen, H. S. "The effectiveness
of policies that promote labor force participation of women with
children: A collection of national studies" Labour
Economics 36:1 (2015): 64–71. Key reference: [3]
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Fitzpatrick, M. D. "Preschoolers
enrolled and mothers at work? The effects of universal
prekindergarten" Journal of Labor
Economics 28:1 (2010): 51–85. Key reference: [4]
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Givord, P., Marbot, C. "Does the cost of
child care affect female labor market participation? An
evaluation of a French reform of childcare subsidies" Labour
Economics 36:1 (2015): 99–111. Key reference: [5]
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Nollenberger, N., Rodríguez-Planas, N. "Full-time
universal childcare in a context of low maternal employment:
Quasi-experimental evidence from Spain" Labour
Economics 36:1 (2015): 124–136. Key reference: [6]
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Bauernschuster, S., Schlotter, M. "Public child care
and mothers’ labor supply: Evidence from two
quasi-experiments" Journal of Public
Economics 123:C (2015): 1–16. Key reference: [7]
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Lovász, A., Szabó-Morvai, A. Does Childcare
Matter for Maternal Labor Supply? Pushing the Limits of the
Regression Discontinuity Framework. Budapest
Working Paper No.2013/13, 2013. Key reference: [8]
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Boeckmann, I., Misra, J., Budig, M. J. "Cultural and
institutional factors shaping mothers’ employment and working
hours in postindustrial countries" Social
Forces 93:4 (2015): 1301–1333. Key reference: [9]
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Saxonberg, S. Gendering Family
Policies in Post-Communist Europe: A Historical-Institutional
Analysis. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. Key reference: [10]
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Fodor, E. "Gender in
transition: Unemployment in Hungary, Poland, and
Slovakia" East European
Politics and Societies 11:3 (1997): 470–500. Key reference: [11]
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Saxonberg, S., Sirovátka, T. "Failing family
policy in post-communist central Europe" Journal of
Comparative Policy Analysis 8:2 (2006): 185–202. Key reference: [12]
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Thévenon, O., Solaz, A. Labour Market
Effects of Parental Leave Policies in OECD Countries Social,
Employment and Migration Working
Paper No.141, 2013. Key reference: [13]
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European Commission Use of Childcare
Services in the EU Member States and Progress Towards the
Barcelona Targets. Luxembourg: European Commission, 2014.
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Additional References
- Algan, Y., Cahuc, P. The Roots of Low European Employment: Family Culture? CEPR Discussion Paper No.5169, 2005.
- Baker, M., Gruber, J., Milligan, K. "Universal child care, maternal labor supply, and family well‐being" Journal of Political Economy 116:4 (2008): 709–745.
- Bauernschuster, S., Hener, T., Helmut, R. "Children of a (policy) revolution: The introduction of universal child care and its effect on fertility" Journal of the European Economic Association 14:4 (2016): 975–1005.
- Bettendorf, L. J. H., Jongen, E. L. W., Muller, P. "Childcare subsidies and labour supply: Evidence from a Dutch reform" Labour Economics 36:1 (2015): 112–123.
- Cascio, E. U. "Maternal labor supply and the introduction of kindergartens into American public schools" Journal of Human Resources 44:1 (2009): 140–170.
- Chevalier, A., Viitanen, T. K. "The causality between female labour force participation and the availability of childcare" Applied Economics Letters 9:14 (2002): 915–918.
- Chone, P., Le Blanc, D., Robert-Bobee, I. Female Labor Supply and Child Care in France CESifo Working Paper No.1059, 2003.
- Connelly, R. "The effect of child care costs on married women’s labor force participation" The Review of Economics and Statistics 74:1 (1992): 83–90.
- Del Boca, D. "The effect of child care and part time opportunities on participation and fertility decisions in Italy" Journal of Population Economics 15:3 (2002): 549–573.
- Fernandez, R. "Women, work and culture" Journal of European Economic Association 5:2-3 (2007): 305–332.
- Fortin, N. M. "Gender role attitudes and the labour-market outcomes of women across OECD countries" Oxford Review of Economic Policy 21:3 (2005): 416–438.
- Gelbach, J. B. "Public schooling for young children and maternal labor supply" American Economic Review 92:1 (2002): 307–322.
- Geyer, J., Haan, P., Wrohlich, K. "The effects of family policy on maternal labor supply: Combining evidence from a structural model and a quasiexperimental approach" Labour Economics 36:1 (2015): 84–98.
- Haan, P., Wrohlich, K. "Can child care policy encourage employment and fertility? Evidence from a structural model" Labour Economics 18:4 (2011): 498–512.
- Haeck, C., Lefebvre, P., Merrigan, P. "Canadian evidence on ten years of universal preschool policies: The good and the bad" Labour Economics 36:1 (2015): 137–157.
- Havnes, T., Mogstad, M. "Money for nothing? Universal child care and maternal employment" Journal of Public Economics 95:11 (2011): 1455–1465.
- Hardoy, I., Schone, P. "Enticing even higher female labor supply: The impact of cheaper day care" Review of Economics of the Household 13:4 (2015): 815–836.
- Herbst, C. M. "The labor supply effects of child care costs and wages in the presence of subsidies and the earned income tax credit" Review of Economics of the Household 8:2 (2010): 199–230.
- Kimmel, J. Child Care and the Employment Behavior of Single and Married Mothers Upjohn Institute Working Paper, 1992.
- Keck, C., Saraceno, W. "The impact of different social-policy frameworks on social inequalities among women in Europe: The labour-market participation of mothers" Social Politics 20:3 (2013): 297–328.
- Lalive, R., Zweimüller, J. "How does parental leave affect fertility and return to work? Evidence from two natural experiments" Quarterly Journal of Economics 124:3 (2009): 1363–1402.
- Lefebvre, P., Merrigan, P. "Child‐care policy and the labor supply of mothers with young children: A natural experiment from Canada" Journal of Labor Economics 26:3 (2008): 519–548.
- Leitner, S. "Varieties of familialism: The caring function of the family in comparative perspective" European Societies 5:4 (2003): 353–375.
- Lokshin, M. "Household childcare choices and women’s work behavior in Russia" Journal of Human Resources 39:4 (2004): 1094–1115.
- Lundin, D., Mörk, E., Öckert, B. "How far can reduced childcare prices push female labour supply?" Labour Economics 15:4 (2008): 647–659.
- Misra, J., Budig, M., Moller, S. "Reconciliation policies and the effects of motherhood on employment, earnings, and poverty" Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis 9:2 (2007): 135–155.
- Ribar, D. C. "A structural model of child care and the labor supply of married women" Journal of Labor Economics 13:3 (1995): 558–597.
- Ruhm, C. "The economic consequences of parental leave mandates: Lessons from Europe" Quarterly Journal of Economics 113:1 (1998): 285–317.