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Title: Public Kindergarten, Maternal Labor Supply, and Earnings in the Longer Run: Too Little Too Late?

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2021

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ISSN: 1467-9914

DOI: 10.1111/LABR.12195

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Abstract: By facilitating early re-entry to the labor market after childbirth, public kindergarten might positively affect maternal human capital and labor market outcomes: Are such effects long-lasting? Can we rely on between-individuals differences in quarter of birth to identify them? I isolate the effects of interest from spurious associations through difference-in-difference, exploiting across-states and over-time variation in public kindergarten eligibility regulations in the United States. The estimates suggest a very limited impact in the first year, and no longer-run impacts. Even in states where it does not affect kindergarten eligibility, quarter of birth is strongly and significantly correlated with maternal outcomes.

Url: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/labr.12195

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Authors: Soldani, Emilia

Periodical (Full): LABOUR

Issue: 2

Volume: 35

Pages: 214-263

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Work, Family, and Time

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