Abstract
This paper studies the impact ofadaycarereformonchildren'smentalandphysicalhealthdevel-opmentinSweden.Thereformeffectivelyreduceddaycarefeesbyasignificantamountandwentalongwithanexpansionofsupply.Wedrawonauniquesetofcomprehensiveindividual-levelhealthcareregisterdataovertheperiod1999-2008.Byexploitingvariationinreformexposurebybirthcohort,weestimateshortandmedium-runeffectsonchildhealthatdifferentages.Wefindasignificantreductioninmentaldisordersinthemedium-runforchildrenaffectedbythereform.Thereformleadstostrongandimmediateincreasesinprobabilitiesofdiagnosiswithphysicalhealthconditionsthatfadeoutaschildrengetolder.Sub-sampleanalysesindicatethatthere-formeffectsarestronglyassociatedwithchildrenfromdisadvantagedbackgrounds.Ananalysisofhealthcareutilizationshowsthataffectedchildrenhavemoreoverallmedicalvisitsatyoungeragesbutfewersickness-relatedvis its in primary school than non-affected children.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 102577 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Journal of Health Economics |
Volume | 81 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan-2022 |
Keywords
- Child health
- Childcare
- Healthcare register
- Socioeconomic status
- Healthcare utilization
- PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN
- BEHAVIOR EVIDENCE
- TERM
- IMPACTS
- PARENTS