Berlinski Samuel, Galiani Sebastian, McEwan Patrick J
University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Econ Dev Cult Change. 2011;59(2):313-44. doi: 10.1086/657124.
In developing countries, employment rates for mothers with young children are relatively low. This study analyzes how maternal labor market outcomes in Argentina are affected by the preschool attendance of their children. Using pooled household surveys, we show that 4-year-olds with birthdays on June 30 have sharply higher probabilities of preschool attendance than children born on July 1, given enrollment-age rules. Regression-discontinuity estimates using this variation suggest that preschool attendance of the youngest child in the household increases the probability of full-time employment and weekly hours of maternal employment. We find no effect of preschool attendance on maternal labor outcomes for children who are not the youngest in the household.
在发展中国家，有年幼子女的母亲的就业率相对较低。本研究分析了阿根廷母亲的劳动力市场结果如何受到其子女上幼儿园情况的影响。利用综合家庭调查，我们发现，根据入学年龄规定，6月30日过生日的4岁儿童上幼儿园的概率比7月1日出生的儿童高得多。利用这种差异进行的断点回归估计表明，家庭中最小孩子上幼儿园会增加母亲全职就业的概率和每周工作时长。我们发现，家庭中不是最小孩子上幼儿园对母亲的劳动成果没有影响。
