Partnered Women's Labour Supply and Child‐Care Costs in Australia: Measurement Error and the Child‐Care Price*

Breunig, Robert; Gong, Xiaodong; King, Anthony

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4932.2012.00797.x

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“…An elasticity is defined as the percentage change in hours worked per 1 per cent change in cost or price. Breunig et al (2012) find larger hours elasticities with regard to child care prices for partnered women of -0.64 on average, indicating a larger impact of the cost of child care on labour supply. Breunig et al (2012Breunig et al ( , 2014 do not estimate elasticities for single parents, but Doiron and Kalb (2005) and Kalb and Lee (2008) find that single mothers, especially those with a preschool child and on a low wage, respond more strongly to child care price increases than partnered mothers.…”

Section: Child Care Subsidiesmentioning

confidence: 79%

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2017

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Section: Child Care Subsidiesmentioning

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2017

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“…An elasticity is defined as the percentage change in hours worked per 1 per cent change in cost or price. Table 5.1 presents elasticities as estimated by Doiron and Kalb (2005), Kalb and Lee (2008), Breunig et al (2012), and Breunig et al (2014). Compared to Kalb and Lee (2008), Breunig et al (2012) find larger hours elasticities with regard to child care prices for partnered women of -0.64 on average, indicating a larger impact of the cost of child care on labour supply.…”

Section: Child Care Subsidiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Table 5.1 presents elasticities as estimated by Doiron and Kalb (2005), Kalb and Lee (2008), Breunig et al (2012), and Breunig et al (2014). Compared to Kalb and Lee (2008), Breunig et al (2012) find larger hours elasticities with regard to child care prices for partnered women of -0.64 on average, indicating a larger impact of the cost of child care on labour supply. Breunig et al (2012Breunig et al ( , 2014 do not estimate elasticities for single parents, but Doiron and Kalb (2005) and Kalb and Lee (2008) find that single mothers, especially those with a preschool child and on a low wage, respond more strongly to child care price increases than partnered mothers.…”

Section: Child Care Subsidiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…At the same time, quality is likely to influence the price of child care, and the quality of available child care is likely to affect usage by parents. (2008) Doiron and Kalb (2005) and Kalb and Lee (2008), while in Breunig et al (2012Breunig et al ( , 2014 elasticities are computed for a woman with average characteristics. b) A low wage is defined as a wage below the median wage.…”

Section: Child Care Subsidiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Sources: Kalb and Lee (2008), Doiron and Kalb (2005), Breunig et al (2012), andBreunig et al (2014).…”

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Partnered Women's Labour Supply and Child‐Care Costs in Australia: Measurement Error and the Child‐Care Price*

Cited by 13 publications

References 29 publications

Tax, Social Policy and Gender: Rethinking equality and efficiency

Tax, Social Policy and Gender: Rethinking equality and efficiency

Taxes, transfers, family policies and paid work over the female life cycle

Horizontal equity in the design of Australian family payments for newborns

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