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Effects of early childhood intervention on fertility and maternal employment: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial.
- Source :
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Journal of Health Economics . Jan2019, Vol. 63, p159-181. 23p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- This paper presents the results of a randomized study of a home visiting program implemented in Germany for low-income, first-time mothers. Besides improving child health and development, a major goal of the program is to improve the participants' economic self-sufficiency and family planning. I use administrative data from the German social security system and detailed telephone surveys to examine the effects of the intervention on maternal employment, welfare benefits, household composition, well-being, and fertility behavior. The study reveals that the intervention decreased maternal employment by 9.3 percentage points and increased subsequent births by 6.4 percentage points, in part through a reduction in abortions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01676296
- Volume :
- 63
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Health Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134796982
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2018.11.003