A1 Journal article (refereed)
Subsidizing private childcare in a universal regime (2024)

Räsänen, T., & Österbacka, E. (2024). Subsidizing private childcare in a universal regime. Review of Economics of the Household, 22(1), 199-230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-023-09657-7

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Räsänen, Tapio; Österbacka, Eva

Journal or series: Review of Economics of the Household

ISSN: 1569-5239

eISSN: 1573-7152

Publication year: 2024

Publication date: 15/05/2023

Volume: 22

Issue number: 1

Pages range: 199-230

Publisher: Springer

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-023-09657-7

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/87033

Additional information: Correction: Subsidizing private childcare in a universal regime http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11150-023-09665-7

Abstract

All families in Finland have the freedom to choose between subsidized home care, universal public childcare, and private childcare. We study the impact of the introduction of private childcare subsidies in Finland. Private childcare subsidies have causal effects on take-up but no impact on home care or employment among women with small children. Instead, private services seem to crowd out public childcare. Private services have a socioeconomic gradient by mother’s education that steepens when the subsidy increases. Families’ preferences between home care, public childcare, and private childcare do not explain the result.

Keywords: early childhood education and care; heterogeneity; child care; home care; day care; private services; public services; forms of support; families with children

Free keywords: early childcare; childcare subsidies; heterogeneity; employment

Contributing organizations

Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2023

Preliminary JUFO rating: 1