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Childcare, Parental Behavior and Well-Being during Childhood

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  • Haeck Catherine
  • Lefebvre Pierre
  • Merrigan Philip

    (Full Professor, Department of Economics, University of Quebec in Montreal, CP 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada)

  • Lebihan Laetitia

    (Part-time Professor, Department of Economics, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Social Sciences, 120 University Private, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada)

Abstract

In this paper, we study the long-term impacts on parental health and behaviors of a low-fee universal childcare program for children aged zero to five years old. We follow families for more than 10 years after the reform. For families with preschool children, we show that the adverse effects documented in previous studies on maternal depression and parental behaviors persist over time. However, once children enter school, most negative effects of the program on parental mental health and behaviors fade away. Only the negative effect on positive interactions may have persisted over time.

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  • Haeck Catherine & Lefebvre Pierre & Merrigan Philip & Lebihan Laetitia, 2022. "Childcare, Parental Behavior and Well-Being during Childhood," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 22(2), pages 311-360, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:bejeap:v:22:y:2022:i:2:p:311-360:n:7
    DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2020-0129
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    Keywords

    universal childcare; parental health and behaviors; longer-term effects; childcare policy; natural experiment;
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    JEL classification:

    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
    • J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General

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