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Journal for Labour Market Research

Table 5 Mean outcomes and coverage rate by group membership.

From: Early child care and the employment potential of mothers: evidence from semi-parametric difference-in-differences estimation

Variable

Treated group before refom

Difference in means

Mean

SD

N

Treated-control group

Before

After

Coverage rate %

20.16

(8.24)

158

− 10.74***

− 5.02***

Employed of which

0.348

(0.476)

2721

− 0.042***

− 0.009

Agreed hours

25.50

(13.66)

862

0.81

1.16**

Preferred hours

26.96

(13.71)

862

0.95

1.00*

Mismatch

1.46

(6.34)

862

0.14

− 0.16

Full-time

0.348

(0.477)

862

0.006

0.011

Part-time

0.470

(0.499)

862

0.021

0.042*

  1. The sample includes 18–45 years old mothers of up to 3-year-olds. Agreed and preferred hours are measured on the weekly basis
  2. *\(p<0.1\), **\(p<0.05\), ***\(p<0.01\)
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