Publication: Childcare and Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries
| dc.contributor.author | Halim, Daniel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Perova, Elizaveta | |
| dc.contributor.author | Reynolds, Sarah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-15T18:35:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-08-15T18:35:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-07-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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, existing systematic reviews on female labor market outcomes and childcare, which can arguably improve these outcomes, are focused on developed countries. We review 22 studies which 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 from developed countries. We further analyze aspects of childcare design, including hours, ages of children, coordination with other childcare services that may increase the impacts on maternal labor market outcomes. We conclude with a discussion of directions for future research. | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | The World Bank Research Observer | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1596/40199 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0257-3032 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1564-6971 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40199 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | World Bank Research Observer | |
| 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 | CHILDCARE | |
| dc.subject | FEMALE LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES | |
| dc.title | Childcare and Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries | en |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| okr.associatedcontent | https://academic.oup.com/wbro/article/38/1/73/6640475 Journal website (version of record) | |
| okr.crossref.title | Childcare and Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries | |
| okr.date.disclosure | 2023-08-15 | |
| okr.doctype | Publications & Research::Journal Article | |
| okr.identifier.doi | 10.1093/wbro/lkac003 | |
| okr.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40199 | |
| okr.language.supported | en | |
| okr.peerreview | Academic Peer Review | |
| okr.region.geographical | World | |
| okr.topic | Gender::Gender and Social Policy | |
| okr.topic | Social Development::Children and Youth | |
| okr.topic | Social Protections and Labor::Labor Markets | |
| okr.volume | 38 (1) | |
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