Artículo
Childcare costs and Spanish mothers’ labour force participation
Autor/es | Borra Marcos, Cristina |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Economía e Historia Económica |
Fecha de publicación | 2010 |
Fecha de depósito | 2017-02-03 |
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Resumen | In Spain, female labour force participation is among the lowest in Europe. This paper analyzes the extent to which female labour force participation is affected by the cost of formal childcare. Both decisions, labour force ... In Spain, female labour force participation is among the lowest in Europe. This paper analyzes the extent to which female labour force participation is affected by the cost of formal childcare. Both decisions, labour force participation and formal childcare use, are jointly considered by means of a bi-variate probit model that accounts for the sample selection. Based on data from the Spanish Time Use Survey, the study indicates that Spanish mothers labour force participation is very elastic to changes in childcare costs |
Cita | Borra Marcos, C. (2010). Childcare costs and Spanish mothers’ labour force participation. Hacienda Pública Española, 194 (3), 9-40. |
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