An empirical analysis of child care demand in Switzerland
Informazioni aggiuntive
Autori
Banfi S.,
Farsi M.,
Filippini M.
Tipo
Articolo pubblicato in rivista scientifica
Anno
2009
Lingua
Inglese
Sommario
This paper analyzes the demand of Swiss families for child care facilities. A choice experiment is used to study the effects of the facilities’ characteristics as well as socio-economic factors on the selected child care mode. The experimental data are analyzed using a discrete choice model with multinomial logit specification. The results suggest that the demand for extra-familial day care could be considerably higher than that observed from the actual choices constrained by insufficient provision of affordable day care. The price, access, and the quality of service as well as parents’ income and education have important impacts on the choice of the mode of care.
Parole chiave
Child care, choice experiment, discrete choice
Periodico
Annals of public and cooperative economics
Volume
80
Numero ( Mese )
1
Pagine (o numero dell’articolo)
37-66
Diffusione
Licenza
Licenza non definita
Visibilità
Pubblico
Status open access
Green
