Mother’s Time Allocation, Childcare, and Child Cognitive Development

Ylenia Brilli

Journal of Human Capital, 2022, vol. 16, issue 2, 233 - 272

Abstract: This paper analyzes the effects of maternal and nonparental time on a child’s cognitive development. Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we estimate a model that allows the mother’s time productivity to depend on her education level and that distinguishes between formal and informal care. The results show that childcare time of high-educated mothers is more productive than that of low-educated mothers and that of nonparental care. The simulation of policies subsidizing mothers’ wages or regulating the nonparental care market indicates that children with low-educated mothers benefit more from replacing maternal time with nonparental time.

Date: 2022
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Working Paper: Mother's Time Allocation, Child Care and Child Cognitive Development (2017)
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