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Document Type

Article

Abstract

The cost of child care varies from state to state and ranges from $3,911 to $11,669 per year. Does the cost deter women from entering the labor force? I use an ordinary least squares (OLS) regression model to investigate whether states with higher costs of child care have lower female labor force participation rates (LFPR). I find that the cost of child care is a significant factor in the labor force participation model, but doesn’t have the expected negative impact.

Publication Date

Spring 2013

Journal Title

Major Themes in Economics

Volume

15

Issue

1

First Page

23

Last Page

35

Copyright

©2013 by Major Themes in Economics

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Included in

Economics Commons

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