Effects of a Universal Childcare Subsidy on Mothers’ Time Allocation

Effects of a Universal Childcare Subsidy on Mothers’ Time Allocation

This paper examines the effects of a universal childcare subsidy on childcare decisions and mothers’ employment by using Korea’s policy reform of 2012, which provided a full childcare subsidy to all children aged 0 to 2. I find that the introduction of a universal childcare subsidy increased the use...

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Main Author: LEE, YOUNG WOOK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Development Institute 2016-02-01
Series:KDI Journal of Economic Policy
Subjects:
Universal childcare
Childcare subsidy
Quality of care
Mothers’ time allocation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.23895/kdijep.2016.38.1.1

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https://doi.org/10.23895/kdijep.2016.38.1.1

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