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Collective Labor Supply and Child Care Expenditures: Theory and Application

Abstract  

In this study we examine the collective labor supply choices of dual-earner parents and take into account child care expenditures.
For this purpose we use data of the Flemish Families and Care Survey (FFCS, 2004–2005). The main findings are, firstly, that
the supply of paid labor is hardly affected by changes in the prices of child care services. Secondly, child care price effects
on the individual labor supplies are much smaller than the wage effects. Thirdly, we find that additional earnings due to
an increase in household non-labor income minus the child care expenditures are mainly transferred to the wife.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Pages 1-29
  • DOI 10.1007/s12122-011-9127-4
  • Authors
    • Chris Van Klaveren, Faculty of Humanities and Science (TIER), Maastricht University, P.O. BOX 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Joris Ghysels, Faculty of Humanities and Science (TIER), Maastricht University, P.O. BOX 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Journal Journal of Labor Research
    • Online ISSN 1936-4768
    • Print ISSN 0195-3613
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 12/04/2011 | Link to this post on IFP |
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