Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/314695 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 11656
Publisher: 
CESifo GmbH, Munich
Abstract: 
This study evaluates the impact of an Italian government initiative launched in 2007, which allocated €1 billion to regional governments to enhance early childhood care services for children aged 0-2, targeting both public and private childcare options. Exploiting variations in the timing of implementation across regions, we assess the program's effectiveness in increasing the public provision of early childcare services and maternal labor market participation. Results show a significant increase in both public childcare slots and labor market participation among mothers. However, the initiative had limited effects on less-educated women, likely due to the service's relatively high costs, which may hinder broader accessibility.
Subjects: 
early childcare services
mothers' labor supply
staggered difference-in-difference
dynamic estimates
JEL: 
C21
C22
H52
H75
J13
J22
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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