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References for Maternity leave versus early childcare—What are the long-term consequences for children?
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Further reading
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Key references
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Ruhm, C. J., Waldfogel, J. "Long-term effects of early childhood care
and education." Nordic Economic Policy Review: Economics
of Education 1 (2012): 23–52. Key reference: [1]
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Ramussen, A. W. "Increasing the length of parents’
birth-related leave: The effect on children’s long-term educational outcomes." Labour Economics 17:1 (2010): 91–100. Key reference: [2]
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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. Key reference: [3]
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Humlum, M. K., Vejlin, R., Beuchert, L. V. "The length of maternity leave and family
health." Labour Economics 43 (2016): 55–71. Key reference: [4]
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Dustmann, C., Schönberg, U. "Expansions in maternity leave coverage and
children’s long-term outcomes." American Economic Journal: Applied
Economics 4:3 (2012): 190–224. Key reference: [5]
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Carneiro, P., Løken, K. V., Salvanes, K. G. "A flying start? Maternity leave benefits
and long-run outcomes of children." Journal of Political Economy 123:2 (2015): 365–412. Key reference: [6]
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Datta Gupta, N., Simonsen, M. "Academic performance and type of early
childhood care." Economics of Education Review 53 (2016): 217–229. Key reference: [7]
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Havnes, T., Mogstad, M. "No child left behind: Subsidized childcare
and children’s long run outcomes." American Economic Journal: Economic
Policy 3:2 (2011): 97–129. Key reference: [8]
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Cascio, E. U., Schanzenbach, D. W. "The impacts of expanding access to
high-quality preschool education." Brookings Papers on Economic
Activity 47:2 (2013): 127–192. Key reference: [9]
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Datta Gupta, N., Simonsen, M. "Non-cognitive child outcomes and universal
high quality child care." Journal of Public Economics 94:1–2 (2010): 30–43. Key reference: [10]
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Baker, M., Gruber, J., Milligan, K. "Non-Cognitive Deficits and Young Adult
Outcomes: The Long-Run Impacts of a Universal Child Care Program." NBER Working Paper No.21571, 2015. Key reference: [11]
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Herbst, C. M. "Universal child care, maternal employment,
and children’s long-run outcomes: Evidence from the US Lanham Act of 1940." Journal of Labor Economics 35:2 (2017): 519–564. Key reference: [12]
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Havnes, T., Drange, N. "Child Care Before Age Two and the
Development of Language and Numeracy: Evidence from a Lottery." IZA Discussion Paper No.8904, 2015. Key reference: [13]
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Ruhm, C. J., Waldfogel, J. "Long-term effects of early childhood care
and education." Nordic Economic Policy Review: Economics
of Education 1 (2012): 23–52.
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Additional References
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- Bauerschuster, S., Hener, T., Rainer, H. "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.
- Bettinger, E., Hægeland, T., Rege, M. "Home with mom: The effects of stay-at-home parents on children’s long-run educational outcomes." Journal of Labor Economics 32:3 (2014): 443–467.
- Bingley, P., Westergaard-Nielsen, N. "Intergenerational transmission and daycare." In: Ermisch, J., Jäntti, M., Smeeding, T. (eds). From Parents to Children: The Intergenerational Transmission of Advantage. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2012.
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- Cornelissen, T., Dustmann, C., Raute, A., Schönberg, U. "Who Benefits from Universal Child Care? Estimating Marginal Returns to Early Child Care Attendance." Working Paper, 2017.
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- Kottelenberg, M. J., Lehrer, S. F. "New evidence on the impacts of access to and attending universal childcare in Canada." Canadian Public Policy 39:2 (2013): 263–286.
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- Loeb, S., Bridges, M., Bassock, D., Fuller, B., Rumberger, R. W. "How much is too much? The influence of preschool centers on children’s social and cognitive development." Economics of Education Review 26:1 (2007): 52–66.
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