THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYER-SPONSORED CHILD-CARE ON FEMALE LABOR SUPPLY BEHAVIOR - EVIDENCE FROM THE NURSING PROFESSION

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LEHRER, EL
SANTERO, T
MOHANNEILL, S
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[1] Economics Department, University of Illinois, Chicago, 60680, IL
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10.1007/BF00141950
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C921 [人口统计学];
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This paper studies the effects of employer-sponsored child care on two dimensions of the labor supply behavior of women with young children: annual hours worked and attachment to the employer. Data from the 1988 Biennial Survey of Illinois Registered Nurses are used in the empirical analysis. The provision of employer-sponsored child care is found to have significant positive effects on both aspects of labor supply.
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