Stability and Change in Childcare and Employment: Evidence from the United States

Cynthia Miller
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Cynthia Miller: MDRC, Cynthia.Miller@mdrc.org

National Institute Economic Review, 2006, vol. 195, issue 1, 118-132

Abstract: Using a unique data set from the US to examine the association between employment stability and childcare stability, we find that childcare use is fairly stable for current and former welfare recipients. In addition, although childcare instability contributes to employment instability, it does not appear to be the major reason women leave their jobs. In this case, employment retention programmes in the US, while not losing focus on childcare issues, should also address other barriers to keeping jobs, such as limited education and lack of work experience.

Keywords: childcare; employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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