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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Autores principales: Li, Shaoping, Liu, Chengfang, Chen, Kevin Z., Luo, Renfu, Yu, Yanying, Wang, Xinyu
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Association of Agricultural Economists 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143017
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description 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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spelling CGSpace1430172024-11-13T12:23:15Z Preschool quality and women’s off-farm labor force participation: Evidence from China Li, Shaoping Liu, Chengfang Chen, Kevin Z. Luo, Renfu Yu, Yanying Wang, Xinyu models employment preschool children preschool education off-farm employment rural areas women 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. 2021-11-10 2024-05-22T12:11:34Z 2024-05-22T12:11:34Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143017 en Open Access International Association of Agricultural Economists Li, Shaoping; Liu, Chengfang; Chen, Kevin Z.; Luo, Renfu; Yu, Yanying; and Wang, Xinyu. 2021. Preschool quality and women’s off-farm labor force participation: Evidence from China. Presented at the 31st International Conference of Agricultural Economists, New Delhi, India, August 17-31, 2021. https://purl.umn.edu/315016
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employment
preschool children
preschool education
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rural areas
women
Li, Shaoping
Liu, Chengfang
Chen, Kevin Z.
Luo, Renfu
Yu, Yanying
Wang, Xinyu
Preschool quality and women’s off-farm labor force participation: Evidence from China
title Preschool quality and women’s off-farm labor force participation: Evidence from China
title_full Preschool quality and women’s off-farm labor force participation: Evidence from China
title_fullStr Preschool quality and women’s off-farm labor force participation: Evidence from China
title_full_unstemmed Preschool quality and women’s off-farm labor force participation: Evidence from China
title_short Preschool quality and women’s off-farm labor force participation: Evidence from China
title_sort preschool quality and women s off farm labor force participation evidence from china
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employment
preschool children
preschool education
off-farm employment
rural areas
women
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143017
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