| Number |
CREPEDP-29 |
| Publication Date |
April 2018 |
| Title |
How Does Early Childcare Enrollment Affect
Children, Parents, and Their Interactions?
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| Author(s) |
Shintaro Yamaguchi, Yukiko Asai, Ryo Kambayashi |
| Abstract |
We estimate the effects of childcare enrollment on child outcomes by exploiting a staggered childcare expansion across regions in Japan. We find that childcare improves language development and reduces the symptoms of ADHD and aggression among the children of loweducation mothers. Estimates show that the improved child behavior is strongly associated with better parenting quality, which seems to be brought about by informing mothers about good parenting practices and reducing parental stress. Our estimates for marginal treatment effects indicate that children who would benefit most from childcare are less likely to attend, implying inefficient allocation.
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| Other information |
Paper in English (56 pages) |