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Childcare Choices and Child Development: a Cross-Country Analysis

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  • Daniela Del Boca
  • Christopher Flinn
  • Daniela Piazzalunga
  • Chiara Pronzato
  • Giuseppe Sorrenti
  • Matthew Wiswall

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  • Daniela Del Boca & Christopher Flinn & Daniela Piazzalunga & Chiara Pronzato & Giuseppe Sorrenti & Matthew Wiswall, 2018. "Childcare Choices and Child Development: a Cross-Country Analysis," Carlo Alberto Notebooks 556, Collegio Carlo Alberto.
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    Keywords

    Time Allocation; Child Development; Household Labor Supply;
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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior

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