Taking Care of those who take Care of Us: What if a Manzana del Cuidado Was Just Around the Corner?

Gabriela Ramírez Martínez ()
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Gabriela Ramírez Martínez: Universidad de los Andes

No 21341, Documentos CEDE from Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE

Abstract: The study of the effect of integrative care policies—as those that target the needs of caregivers and multiple care recipients—on time allocation for both women and men, is an empirical exercise not widely covered in the existing Care Economy literature, specially in diverse developing settings. I focus on the impact of the District Care System implemented by Bogot´a’s local government in 2020 through the study of Manzanas del Cuidado (MCs), as they offer well-being and human capital formation services to unpaid caregivers. For the period between 2019 and 2021, I estimate the Intention to treat (ITT) effect on time allocation in paid and unpaid labor, as well as labor market outcomes for women and men using an Event Study approach. Results indicate that women do not change their patterns of unpaid and paid time use, and while men exhibit a reduction in time allocated to paid work, estimates do not remain robust across various specifications, and identification issues may arise, limiting a conclusive causal interpretation attributable to the program. Labor market participation do not change for both women and men. Mechanisms such as the rigidity of gender social norms, the frequency of service usage, and methodological constraints may help unravel the reasons behind the observed effects.

Keywords: Time allocation; Labor supply; Caregivers; Manzanas del Cuidado; Social norms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 H41 J16 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 52 pages
Date: 2025-02-26
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