Application barriers and the socioeconomic gap in child care enrollment / Henning Hermes, Philipp Lergetporer, Frauke Peter, Simon Wiederhold ; editor: Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) - Member of the Leibniz Association
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1886381968
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urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:2-1059293
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Halle (Saale), Germany : Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) - Member of the Leibniz Association, April 2024
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1 Online-Ressource (III, 89 Seiten, 2,47 MB) : Diagramme
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eng
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Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 86-89
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Why are children with lower socioeconomic status (SES) substantially less likely to be enrolled in child care? We study whether barriers in the application process work against lower-SES children - the group known to benefit strongest from child care enrollment. In an RCT in Germany with highly subsidized child care (N = 607), we offer treated families information and personal assistance for applications. We find substantial, equity-enhancing effects of the treatment, closing half of the large SES gap in child care enrollment. Increased enrollment for lower-SES families is likely driven by altered application knowledge and behavior. We discuss scalability of our intervention and derive policy implications for the design of universal child care programs.
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IWH-Diskussionspapiere ; 2024, no. 13 (April 2024) ppn:837399270