The majority of children in the US and many other high-income nations are now cared for
many hours per week by people who are neither their parents nor their school teachers. The …

This paper reviews the evidence on the impact of child care and maternal employment in the
pre-school years on child outcomes. This topic has long been of interest to economists …

After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups,
and other community-based activities have long been thought to play a key role in the lives …

In every society for which we have data, people's educational achievement is positively
correlated with their parents' education or with other indicators of their parents' socio …

We exploit the structure of the Clean Air Act to provide new evidence on the capitalization of
total suspended particulates (TSPs) air pollution into housing values. This legislation …

We analyze the introduction of highly subsidized, universally accessible child care in
Quebec, addressing the impact on child care utilization, maternal labor supply, and family …

This study presents estimates of the effect of parental income on children's cognitive, social,
and emotional development. The effect of current income is small, especially when income …

The Second Edition of this best selling book provides a comprehensive examination of the
role that gender plays in work environments. This book differs from others by comparing …

As policy makers have sought to reduce the welfare rolls by increasing labor supply among
single mothers, much attention has been given to the possible role of expanded child care …

Child care and education are to some extent joint products of preschool programs, but public
policy and research frequently approach these two goals independently. We present a …