Public Child Care Provision: Unraveling the Consequences of Implementation Variations for Women’s Time Allocation

doi:10.1093/wber/lhae004

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Public Child Care Provision: Unraveling the Consequences of Implementation Variations for Women’s Time Allocation

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dc.contributor.author	Mata, Catherine
dc.date.accessioned	2024-11-15T16:19:33Z
dc.date.available	2024-11-15T16:19:33Z
dc.date.issued	2024-02-06
dc.description.abstract	From analysis of the effects of a national childcare policy on women’s time allocation in Costa Rica, it is found that childcare services are associated with increased female labor force participation, greater educational enrollment, and reduced unpaid care work. However, a comparison of two implementing agencies indicates that the overall effects vary by agency. One agency’s services yield positive outcomes, such as increased labor force participation, reduced unpaid care work, and increased educational attendance; the other agency’s results are less favorable, particularly for part-time childcare users. These findings highlight the challenges governments face when scaling up interventions, as different implementing agencies may modify program criteria, serve distinct populations, and offer varying services. While policies can be effective on a smaller scale, impacts may differ when they are scaled up. Understanding these variations can help governments adapt policies and reallocate resources to achieve their intended goals.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099630410292433232/IDU152e8e6d71b39214df91afc41fce04d509fb1
dc.identifier.citation	World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/42422
dc.identifier.issn	0258-6770
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42422
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries	World Bank Economic Review
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	PUBLIC CHILDCARE
dc.subject	EDUCATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.title	Public Child Care Provision	en
dc.title.subtitle	Unraveling the Consequences of Implementation Variations for Women’s Time Allocation	en
dc.type	Journal Article
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okr.crossref.title	Public Child Care Provision: Unraveling the Consequences of Implementation Variations for Women’s Time Allocation
okr.date.disclosure	2024-11-15
okr.date.lastmodified	2024-10-30T00:00:00Z	en
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okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative	Latin America & Caribbean
okr.region.country	Costa Rica
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Development
okr.unit	Off of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
okr.volume	38(4)
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