Childcare and Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries

Childcare and Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries

Improving women’s labor force participation and the quality of their employment can boost economic growth and support poverty and inequality reduction; thus, it is highly pertinent for the development agenda. However, most systematic reviews on fem...

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Main Authors: Halim, Daniel, Perova, Elizaveta, Reynolds, Sarah
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
CHILDCARE
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/450971635788989068/Childcare-and-Mothers-Labor-Market-Outcomes-in-Lower-and-Middle-Income-Countries
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spelling okr-10986-364792021-11-05T05:10:42Z Childcare and Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries Halim, Daniel Perova, Elizaveta Reynolds, Sarah FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET CHILDCARE GENDER INNOVATION LAB Improving women’s labor force participation and the quality of their employment can boost economic growth and support poverty and inequality reduction; thus, it is highly pertinent for the development agenda. However, most systematic reviews on female labor market outcomes and childcare, which can arguably improve these outcomes, are focused on developed countries. This paper reviews 22 studies that plausibly identify the causal impact of institutional childcare on maternal labor market outcomes in lower- and-middle-income countries. All but one study finds positive impacts on the extensive or intensive margin of maternal labor market outcomes, which aligns with findings for developed countries. The paper further analyzes aspects of childcare design, including hours, ages of children, and coordination with other childcare services that may increase the impacts on maternal labor market outcomes. The paper concludes with a discussion of directions for future research. 2021-11-04T16:17:52Z 2021-11-04T16:17:52Z 2021-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/450971635788989068/Childcare-and-Mothers-Labor-Market-Outcomes-in-Lower-and-Middle-Income-Countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36479 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9828 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper East Asia and Pacific East Asia
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topic FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
CHILDCARE
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
spellingShingle FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
CHILDCARE
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
Halim, Daniel
Perova, Elizaveta
Reynolds, Sarah
Childcare and Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries
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relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9828
description Improving women’s labor force participation and the quality of their employment can boost economic growth and support poverty and inequality reduction; thus, it is highly pertinent for the development agenda. However, most systematic reviews on female labor market outcomes and childcare, which can arguably improve these outcomes, are focused on developed countries. This paper reviews 22 studies that plausibly identify the causal impact of institutional childcare on maternal labor market outcomes in lower- and-middle-income countries. All but one study finds positive impacts on the extensive or intensive margin of maternal labor market outcomes, which aligns with findings for developed countries. The paper further analyzes aspects of childcare design, including hours, ages of children, and coordination with other childcare services that may increase the impacts on maternal labor market outcomes. The paper concludes with a discussion of directions for future research.
format Working Paper
author Halim, Daniel
Perova, Elizaveta
Reynolds, Sarah
author_facet Halim, Daniel
Perova, Elizaveta
Reynolds, Sarah
author_sort Halim, Daniel
title Childcare and Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries
title_short Childcare and Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries
title_full Childcare and Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries
title_fullStr Childcare and Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries
title_full_unstemmed Childcare and Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries
title_sort childcare and mothers’ labor market outcomes in lower- and middle-income countries
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/450971635788989068/Childcare-and-Mothers-Labor-Market-Outcomes-in-Lower-and-Middle-Income-Countries
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