An Equilibrium Model of the Impact of Increased Public Investment in Early Childhood Education

Borowsky, Jonathan; Brown, Jessica; Davis, Elizabeth E.; Gibbs, Chloe; Herbst, Chris M.; Sojourner, Aaron J.; Tekin, Erdal; Wiswall, Matthew

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“…We overcome this identification challenge by designing an intervention that specifically targets child care participation of lower-SES families. Intriguingly, our finding that enabling access to early child care has particularly strong and positive effects on lower-SES mothers' full-time employment is consistent with recent theoretical equilibrium models on the impact of increasing access to early child care (Borowsky et al, 2022). 4 While quasi-experimental studies focusing on child care for older children (aged 3-6 years) find mixed overall effects on maternal labor market outcomes (see, e.g., Baker et al, 2008;Cascio, 2009;Fitzpatrick, 2010;Havnes and Mogstad, 2011;Bauernschuster and Schlotter, 2015), those focusing on child care for younger children -as we do -find mostly positive effects (e.g., France: Goux and Maurin (2010); Switzerland: Ravazzini (2018) ; Italy: Carta and Rizzica (2018); Belgium: Dujardin et al (2018); Norway: Andresen and Havnes (2019); Andresen and Nix (2022a); Germany: Müller and Wrohlich (2020); Huebener et al (2020)).…”

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Early Child Care and Labor Supply of Lower-Ses Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Hermes¹,

Krauß

Lergetporer

et al. 2022

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Early Child Care and Labor Supply of Lower-Ses Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Krauß

Lergetporer

et al. 2022

SSRN Journal

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“…Finally, Berlinski et al (2020) and Borowsky et al (2022) estimate equilibrium models of the child care market to simulate a range of policies that either subsidize parent costs or regulate the provision of quality. For example, Borowsky et al (2022) simulate the impact of two recent Congressional proposals to expand child care subsidies: a broad-based subsidy similar to that included in the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) and a more narrow subsidy along the lines in an alternative proposal by Senators Patty Murray and Tim Kaine. 15 This paper estimates e ects on families' care costs and choices, maternal labor supply, child care workers' wages, and market prices.…”

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“…(2020) and Borowsky et al. (2022) estimate equilibrium models of the child care market to simulate a range of policies that either subsidize parent costs or regulate the provision of quality. For example, Borowsky et al.…”

Section: Child Care and Development Fundmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, Borowsky et al. (2022) simulate the impact of two recent Congressional proposals to expand child care subsidies: a broad‐based subsidy similar to that included in the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) and a narrower subsidy along the lines in an alternative proposal by Senators Patty Murray and Tim Kaine. This paper estimates effects on families’ care costs and choices, maternal labor supply, child care workers’ wages, and market prices.…”

Section: Child Care and Development Fundmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The authors find that a system of universal child care would increase maternal employment by 10 percent and hours by 2 percent, while an equivalent expansion of child tax credits would reduce employment by more than 2 percent and hours by over 1 percent. Finally, Berlinski et al (2020) and Borowsky et al (2022) estimate equilibrium models of the child care market to simulate a range of policies that either subsidize parent costs or regulate the provision of quality. For example, Borowsky et al (2022) simulate the impact of two recent Congressional proposals to expand child care subsidies: a broad-based subsidy similar to that included in the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) and a narrower subsidy along the lines in an alternative proposal by Senators Patty Murray and Tim Kaine.…”

Section: Structural Models Of Child Care Subsidiesmentioning

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Child Care in the United States: Markets, Policy, and Evidence

Herbst¹

2022

J Policy Anal Manage

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State‐level safety net spending and educational gaps in maternal time with children

Jackson,

Song,

Kalil

2023

J of Marriage and Family

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ObjectiveWe examine how state spending on children is associated with the size of socioeconomic gaps in maternal childcare time.BackgroundPersistent socioeconomic divides in the amount and nature of parental time with children have prompted consideration of the factors that mitigate inequalities within the family. At both the national and local levels, the welfare state plays an important role in structuring opportunities for children. Thus, it is important to understand the institutional factors that shape parental behavior. Yet, little research examines how the social safety net is associated with family processes.MethodUsing rich data on maternal time with children from the American Time Use Surveys (2003–2016), combined with longitudinal data on public spending in states on major programs affecting children and families, we examine how state spending on children is associated with the size of socioeconomic gaps in maternal childcare time.ResultsWe found that higher levels of state spending were associated with significant increases in childcare time among low‐educated mothers at both the extensive and intensive margin, increasing the likelihood of spending any minutes on primary childcare in a typical day, as well as increasing the number of minutes spent on childcare. In contrast, we observed no variation in the behavior of highly educated mothers as state spending changes.ImplicationsState‐level investments could meaningfully narrow socioeconomic gaps in maternal time with children.

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An Equilibrium Model of the Impact of Increased Public Investment in Early Childhood Education

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Early Child Care and Labor Supply of Lower-Ses Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Early Child Care and Labor Supply of Lower-Ses Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Child Care in the United States: Markets, Policy, and Evidence

State‐level safety net spending and educational gaps in maternal time with children

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