Free daycare policies, family choices and child development

Over recent decades, many governments have expanded state-subsidized daycare for preschool children. Using the staggered introduction of free universal daycare for children between the ages of two and six, we show that free daycare increases attendance only among 2-3-year-old children. There is no e...

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Main Authors: Busse, Anna (Author) , Gathmann, Christina (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 21 September 2020
In: Journal of economic behavior & organization
Year: 2020, Volume: 179, Pages: 240-260
ISSN:1879-1751
DOI:10.1016/j.jebo.2020.08.015
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2020.08.015
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268120302857
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Author Notes:Anna Busse, Christina Gathmann

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