| Number |
CREPEDP-97 |
| Publication Date |
April 2021; Revised in January 2022 |
| Title |
Households’ Responses to Childcare Fees:
Childcare Usage and Parental Labor Supply
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| Author |
Taiyo Fukai and Ayako Kondo
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| Abstract |
We examine the response of households with preschool children to the fee of accredited childcare centers. Exploiting the fact that the fee is determined by a step function of the municipality resident tax, we identify the effects of the increased fee on the use of childcare centers and parental employment by the regression discontinuity design. After confirming the substantial jump in the childcare fee charged to the households, we show no discernible jump in the use of childcare centers or the fraction of mothers with positive pretax salary income.
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| Keywords |
Childcare demand; Childcare cost; Maternal labor supply.
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| Other information |
Paper in English (34 pages) |