Do child care subsidies influence single mothers' decision to invest in human capital?

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 901-912

  Herbst, Chris M ^a   Tekin, Erdal ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care subsidies; Education; Job training; Single mothers

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; LOW INCOME POPULATION; SINGLE PARENT; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

EID: 80051667115     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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