The unintended consequences of childcare regulation: evidence from a regression discontinuity design
Autor/a
Rojas, Eugenio
Sánchez, Rafael
Villena, Mauricio G.
Data de publicació
2016ISSN
1514-0326
Resum
In several countries governments fund childcare provision but in many others it is privately funded as labor regulation mandates that firms have to provide childcare services. For this later case, there is no empirical evidence on the effects generated by the financial burden of childcare provision. In particular, there is no evidence on who effectively pays (firms or employees) and how (e.g., via wages and/or employment). Our hypothesis is that in imperfect labor markets, firms will transfer childcare cost on to their workers. To analyze this, we exploit a discontinuity in childcare provision mandated by Chilean labor regulation.
Tipus de document
Article
Versió del document
Versió publicada
Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
33 - Economia
Paraules clau
Cura d'infants
Regulació laboral
Impost laboral
Gènere
Treballadores
Cuidado de los niños
Regulación laboral
Impuesto laboral
Género
Trabajadoras
Child care
Labor regulation
Labor tax
Gender
Female workers
Pàgines
38
Publicat per
Taylor & Francis
Col·lecció
19; 1
Publicat a
Journal of Applied Economics
Citació
Rojas, Eugenio; Sánchez, Rafael; Villena, Mauricio G. The unintended consequences of childcare regulation: evidence from a regression discontinuity design. Journal of Applied Economics, 2016, 19(1), p. 1-39. Disponible en: <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1016/S1514-0326%2816%2930001-0>. Fecha de acceso: 24 abr. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/S1514-0326(16)30001-0
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