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Who Benefits from Cash‐for‐Care?

Effects of a Home Care Subsidy on Maternal Employment, Childcare Choices, and Children’s Development

View ORCID ProfileMatthias Collischon, View ORCID ProfileDaniel Kuehnle and View ORCID ProfileMichael Oberfichtner
Journal of Human Resources, July 2024, 59 (4) 1011-1051; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0720-11051R1
Matthias Collischon
Matthias Collischon is a Researcher at the Institute for Employment Research (IAB).
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Daniel Kuehnle
Daniel Kuehnle is Assistant Professor at the University of Duisburg‐Essen and research fellow at IZA .
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Michael Oberfichtner
Michael Oberfichtner is head of a research department at IAB, professor at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, and a research fellow at IZA.
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