Preferences for childcare policies: Theory and evidence

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 436-454

  Borck, Rainald ^a,b,c   Wrohlich, Katharina ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PASSAU   (Germany)

^b CESIFO   (Germany)

^c DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^d IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childcare; Political preferences; Public provision of private goods; Redistribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959980438     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Alesina A., Fuchs-Schündeln N. Good-bye Lenin (or not?): the effect of communism on people's preferences. American Economic Review 2007, 97:1507-1528.
2. Alesina A., La Ferrara E. Preferences for redistribution in the land of opportunities. Journal of Public Economics 2005, 89:897-931.
3. Apps P., Rees R. Fertility, taxation and family policy. Scandinavian Journal of Economics 2004, 106:745-763.
4. Bergstrom T., Blomquist S. The political economy of subsidized day care. European Journal of Political Economy 1995, 12:443-457.
5. Besley T., Coate S. Public provision of private goods and the redistribution of income. American Economic Review 1991, 81:979-984.
6. Blau D.M. The Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis 2001, Russell Sage, New York.
7. Blau D., Currie J. Pre-school, day care, and after-school care: who's minding the kids?. Handbook of the Economics of Education 2006, vol. 2:1163-1278. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
8. Booth A., Sepulveda F. Endogenous fertility and unfunded pensions. CAMA working paper 6/2007 2007, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Canberra.
9. Brunner E.J., Ross S.L. Is the median voter decisive? Evidence of 'ends against the middle' from referenda voting patterns. Journal of Public Economics 2010, 94:898-910.
10. Cohen-Zada D., Justman M. The political economy of school choice: linking theory and evidence. Journal of Urban Economics 2003, 54:277-308.
11. Corneo G., Grüner H.P. Individual preferences for political redistribution. Journal of Public Economics 2002, 83:83-107.
12. Epple D., Romano R.E. Ends against the middle: determining public service provision when there are private alternatives. Journal of Public Economics 1996, 62:297-325.
13. Epple D., Romano R.E. Public provision of private goods. Journal of Political Economy 1996, 104:57-84.
14. Fernandez R., Rogerson R. Equity and resources: an analysis of education finance systems. Journal of Political Economy 2003, 111:858-897.
15. Heckman J.J., Masterov D.V. The productivity argument for investing in young children. Review of Agricultural Economics 2007, 29:446-493.
16. Merzyn W., Ursprung H.W. Voter support for privatizing education: evidence on self-interest and ideology. European Journal of Political Economy 2005, 21:33-58.
17. Rosenfeld R.A., Trappe H., Gornick J. Gender and work in Germany before and after reunification. Annual Review of Sociology 2004, 30:103-124.
18. Statistisches Bundesamt (German Federal Statistical Office) Statistiken der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe: Tageseinrichtungen für Kinder 2007, Ausgaben und Einnahmen der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe, Wiesbaden.
19. Train K.E. Discrete Choice Methods with Simulation 2003, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.
20. Wagner G.G., Frick J.R., Schupp J. The German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP): scope, evolution and enhancements. Schmollers Jahrbuch - Journal of Applied Social Science Studies 2007, 127:139-170.
21. Wrohlich K. The excess demand for subsidized childcare in Germany. Applied Economics 2008, 40:1217-1228.