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Employment and child-care choices of single-parent families in Canada and the United States

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  • Philip K. Robins

    (Department of Economics, University of Miami, P.O. Box 248126, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA)

  • Charles Michalopoulos

    (Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, 16 East 34 Street, New York, NY 10016, USA)

Abstract

This paper examines employment and child-care choices of single-parent families with young children in the United States and Canada, using a pooled data set based on recent national surveys in each country. We find that the employment and child-care choices of Canadian families are similar to those of U.S. families. Estimates of a model of employment and child-care choices indicate significant effects of child-care subsidies, child-care prices, and wage rates on employment and child-care choices.

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  • Philip K. Robins & Charles Michalopoulos, 2002. "Employment and child-care choices of single-parent families in Canada and the United States," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 15(3), pages 465-493.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jopoec:v:15:y:2002:i:3:p:465-493
    Note: Received: 1 February 2000/Accepted: 15 January 2001
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    Keywords

    Child care · subsidies · labour supply;

    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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