The effects of child care availability on maternal employment and children's development. Evidence from Greece

• Main Author: Σωτηρακόπουλος, Παναγιώτης
• Other Authors: Γιαννακόπουλος, Νικόλαος
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Child care; Female labor participation; School dropout rate; Διαθεσιμότητα παιδικών σταθμών; Συμμετοχή γυναικών στην αγορά εργασίας; Ποσοστό πρόωρης εγκατάλειψης του σχολείου; 362.712 094 95

In this dissertation, we examine the impact of child care availability on mothers' working status and children's development. We use census data at the municipality level for 2011 combined with data on public child care availability and on several educational outcomes. We find a positive a...