Journal of Human Resources articles from January 1992

Journal of Human Resources archives from January 1992

The child care labor market. (includes appendix) (Special Issue on Child Care)
January 1, 1992... I. Introduction Child care workers are a relatively small fraction of all workers in the United States, but their numbers belie their importance. The extraordinarily rapid growth in labor force participation by mothers of young...

New evidence on the supply of child care: a statistical portrait of family providers and an analysis of their fees. (includes appendix) (Special Issue on Child Care)
January 1, 1992... I. Introduction Recently, Hofferth and Phillips (1987) have summarized what is known about the supply of child care: Other than to make broad characterizations of the current supply of child care as uncoordinated and, in some cases,...

Price, quality, and income in child care choice. (includes appendix) (Special Issue on Child Care)
January 1, 1992... I. Introduction Child care has become a major policy issue. The Family Support Act, passed in October 1988, significantly expands the entitlement of low-income families who are employed, in school, or in training to child care...

Employment of new mothers and child care choice: differences by children's age. (Special Issue on Child Care)
January 1, 1992... I. Introduction The two years immediately following the birth of a child are a period of intense physical and emotional demands on the new mother. In the U.S. today, more then one-third of all mothers are back at work within three...

Child care and the labor supply of married women: reduced form evidence. (includes appendices) (Special Issue on Child Care)
January 1, 1992... I. Introduction The effect of costs of work on labor supply has been extensively researched by empirical economists. Theoretical models generally predict that work-related expenses decrease labor force participation. For women with...

A structural model of labor supply and child care demand. (includes appendix) (Special Issue on Child Care)
January 1, 1992... I. Introduction Since 1970, the labor force participation rate of married women with young children has almost doubled. Presently, close to three-fifths of all married women with children under the age of six, and just over half of...

Child care subsidies and labor supply in Sweden. (Special Issue on Child Care)
January 1, 1992... I. Introduction Child care is often regarded as essential for full-time work and career development of women, but what are the costs of different child care arrangements and their effects on the well-being of children? (1) In the...