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Title: What Took You So Long? The Short And Longer-Run Effects of Public Kindergarten on Maternal Labor Supply and Earnings

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Publication Year: 2015

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Abstract: I compare the evolution of maternal labor supply and wages in the first six years after kindergarten, between women whose child started kindergarten at five and those who did not. Identification exploits geographical and inter temporal variation in the cutoffs which determine eligibility to enroll. Labor market participation (LFP) is up to 7 percentage points lower among mothers of non-enrolled children and it takes them up to five years to close the LFP gap. Furthermore, they are 10% more likely to have additional children within the first two years. The average wages for mothers of enrolled children are lower in the short-run, but higher in the medium run. Within a search model, this can be explained by a combination of self selection and positive returns to experience. Among teen mothers, kindergarten has a positive impact on school enrollment (+16%).

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Authors: Soldani, Emilia

Publisher: New York University

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Topics: Gender

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