Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/36326 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 4561
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
There is a heated debate in the US, Canada and many European countries about introducing universally accessible child care. However, studies on universal child care and child development are scarce and only consider short-run outcomes. We analyze the introduction of universal child care in Norway, addressing the impact on children's long-run outcomes. Our precise and robust difference-in-difference estimates show that child care had strong positive effects on children's educational attainment and labor market participation, and also reduced welfare dependency. Subsample analysis indicates that children with low educated mothers and girls benefit the most from child care.
Subjects: 
Universal child care
child development
long-run outcomes
JEL: 
J13
H40
I28
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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