Regulation and the cost of childcare
| Autor: | Devon Gorry, Diana W. Thomas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Actuarial science Public economics media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Affect (psychology) 0502 economics and business Economics 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Quality (business) 050207 economics Quality of care health care economics and organizations 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Applied Economics. 49:4138-4147 |
| ISSN: | 1466-4283 0003-6846 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00036846.2016.1276275 |
| Popis: | Female labour market choices depend on the availability, affordability and quality of childcare. In this article, we evaluate different regulatory measures and their effect on both the quality and the cost of childcare. First, we analyse data on regulations and costs to estimate the effect of regulatory measures on the cost of childcare. Next, we summarize the existing literature on the effect of regulation on childcare quality. We find that regulation intended to improve quality often focuses on easily observable measures of the care environment that do not necessarily affect the quality of care but that do increase the cost. Thus, we find that the regulatory environment could be improved by eliminating costly measures that do not affect quality of care. |
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