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The demand for nonrelative child care among families with infants and toddlers: A double-hurdle approach

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  • Bridget G. Hiedemann

    () (Seattle University, Department of Economics and Finance, Broadway and Madison, Seattle, WA 98122-4460, USA)

  • Jutta M. Joesch

    () (Battelle, Centers for Public Health Research & Evaluation, 4500 Sand Point Way N.E., Suite 100, Seattle WA 98105-3949, USA)

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    Abstract

    Despite the increasing prevalence of nonparental child care, many parents in the United States care exclusively for their young children, even when both parents work. We examine reasons for non-consumption of child care by estimating double-hurdle, tobit and dominance models of the demand for nonrelative child care. Our results indicate that parents' decision whether to use any nonrelative child care is guided by different considerations than the decision of how much care to use. Furthermore, our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that some parents are not interested in nonrelative care, regardless of its price or nonmaternal income.

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    Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Population Economics.

    Volume (Year): 15 (2002)
    Issue (Month): 3 ()
    Pages: 495-526

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    Handle: RePEc:spr:jopoec:v:15:y:2002:i:3:p:495-526

    Note: Received: 27 January 2000/Accepted: 20 June 2001
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    1. Wolter, Stefan C., 2003. "Sibling Rivalry: A Six Country Comparison," IZA Discussion Papers 734, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
    2. Rinaldo Brau & Matteo Lippi Bruni & Anna Maria Pinna, 2010. "Public versus private demand for covering long-term care expenditures," Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 42(28), pages 3651-3668.
    3. Zaiceva, Anzelika & Zimmermann, Klaus F, 2007. "Children, Kitchen, Church: Does Ethnicity Matter?," CEPR Discussion Papers 6491, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    4. Lundberg, Shelly, 2005. "The Division of Labor by New Parents: Does Child Gender Matter?," IZA Discussion Papers 1787, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
    5. Wolter, Stefan C. & Coradi Vellacott, Maja, 2002. "Sibling Rivalry: A Look at Switzerland with PISA Data," IZA Discussion Papers 594, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
    6. Katharina Wrohlich, 2005. "The Excess Demand for Subsidized Child Care in Germany," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 470, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
    7. Rinaldo Brau & M. Lippi Bruni & Anna Maria Pinna, 2004. "Public vs private demand for covering long term care expenditures," Working Paper CRENoS 200408, Centre for North South Economic Research, University of Cagliari and Sassari, Sardinia.

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