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Preschool Availability and Female Labor Force Participation: Evidence from Indonesia

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dc.contributor.authorHalim, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Hillary C.
dc.contributor.authorPerova, Elizaveta
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-26T20:30:24Z
dc.date.available2019-06-26T20:30:24Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.description.abstractAt 50.9 percent, female labor force participation in Indonesia is far below the regional average of 60.8 percent. Is it being hindered by a lack of affordable childcare services in the country? This paper exploits the joint variations in preschool age eligibility and access to preschool across regions and over years in a difference-in-difference-in-differences framework. With a longitudinal survey that tracks individuals for an average of 22 years, a panel of mothers was constructed to estimate the elasticity of maternal employment to preschool access. The analysis finds that an additional public preschool per 1,000 children increases the work participation of mothers of preschool age eligible children by 11-16 percent from the baseline mean. Private preschools do not increase work participation at the extensive margin, but they increase the likelihood of holding a second job. The availability of preschools induces mothers to informal sector occupations that do not require full-time commitments.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/393431561484915075/Preschool-Availability-and-Female-Labor-Force-Participation-Evidence-from-Indonesia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8915
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/31980
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8915
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRESCHOOL
dc.subjectMATERNAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectCHILDCARE
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.titlePreschool Availability and Female Labor Force Participationen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Indonesiaen
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dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titlePreschool Availability and Female Labor Force Participation: Evidence from Indonesia
okr.date.disclosure2019-06-25
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/393431561484915075/Preschool-Availability-and-Female-Labor-Force-Participation-Evidence-from-Indonesia
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8915
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-8915
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryIndonesia
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okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitGender Innovation Lab, East Asia and the Pacific Region and the Gender Global Theme
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