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Preschool quality and women’s off-farm labor force participation: Evidence from China

We study the impact of preschool quality on off-farm work participation among women. We first develop a theoretical model that predicts higher qualities of preschools increase the likelihood of women’s off-farm labor force participation. This prediction is then empirically verified by using data fro...

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Main Authors: Li, Shaoping, Liu, Chengfang, Chen, Kevin Z., Luo, Renfu, Yu, Yanying, Wang, Xinyu
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: International Association of Agricultural Economists 2021
Subjects:
models
employment
preschool children
preschool education
off-farm employment
rural areas
women
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143017
Summary:We study the impact of preschool quality on off-farm work participation among women. We first develop a theoretical model that predicts higher qualities of preschools increase the likelihood of women’s off-farm labor force participation. This prediction is then empirically verified by using data from rural China. Our results suggest that policies aimed at increasing the quality of preschools in rural China might help not only improve the education quality of preschool children but also increase women’s off-farm labor force participation, both of which are of great importance for China considering its aging population and growth model shifting from high-speed growth to high-quality development.

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