Abstract
We examine the impact of state child care regulations on the supply and quality of care in child care markets. We exploit panel data on both individual establishments and local markets to control for state, time, and, where possible, establishment-specific fixed effects to mitigate the potential bias due to policy endogeneity. We find that the imposition of regulations reduces the number of center-based child care establishments, especially in lower income markets. However, such regulations increase the quality of services provided, especially in higher income areas. Thus, there are winners and losers from the regulation of child care services.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1775-1805 |
Number of pages | 31 |
Journal | American Economic Review |
Volume | 101 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics and Econometrics
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Replication data for: The Impact of Regulations on the Supply and Quality of Care in Child Care Markets
Hotz, V. J. (Creator) & Xiao, M. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2011
DOI: 10.3886/e112447, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/112447
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Replication data for: The Impact of Regulations on the Supply and Quality of Care in Child Care Markets
Hotz, V. J. (Creator) & Xiao, M. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2011
DOI: 10.3886/e112447v1, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/112447/version/V1/view
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