The demand for nonrelative child care among families with infants and toddlers: A double-hurdle approach

Bridget G. Hiedemann () and Jutta M. Joesch ()
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Bridget G. Hiedemann: Seattle University, Department of Economics and Finance, Broadway and Madison, Seattle, WA 98122-4460, USA
Jutta M. Joesch: Battelle, Centers for Public Health Research & Evaluation, 4500 Sand Point Way N.E., Suite 100, Seattle WA 98105-3949, USA

Journal of Population Economics, 2002, vol. 15, issue 3, 495-526

Abstract: Despite the increasing prevalence of nonparental child care, many parents in the United States care exclusively for their young children, even when both parents work. We examine reasons for non-consumption of child care by estimating double-hurdle, tobit and dominance models of the demand for nonrelative child care. Our results indicate that parents' decision whether to use any nonrelative child care is guided by different considerations than the decision of how much care to use. Furthermore, our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that some parents are not interested in nonrelative care, regardless of its price or nonmaternal income.

Keywords: Child; care; ·; double-hurdle; model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C5 J2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002-08-02
Note: Received: 27 January 2000/Accepted: 20 June 2001
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