Child care subsidies, maternal health, and child-parent interactions: Evidence from three nationally representative datasets

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 894-916

  Herbst, Chris M ^a   Tekin, Erdal ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child care subsidies; family well being; maternal employment; maternal health; subjective well being

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MATERNAL WELFARE; PARENTAL STRESS; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SINGLE PARENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PUBLIC POLICY; SINGLE PARENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903817027     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.2964     Document Type: Article

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