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dc.contributor.authorChayanika Abeysekera
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-28T18:26:10Z
dc.date.available2012-08-28T18:26:10Z
dc.date.issued2012-08-28
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/15408
dc.description.abstractThis paper looks at the effects of a policy change that Canada’s second largest province implemented. In 1997, Québec chose to implement a 5 dollar-a-day child care program to make access to child care more affordable for individuals in the province. The policy was successful in increasing the female labour force participation (Lefebvre and Merrigan 2008), but studies have shown that there have been negative indirect effects of the policy implementation as well. Baker et al. (2008) show the negative effects of the policy on the behaviour and development of children as well as the lower-quality parental relationships. This paper finds a relationship between the policy change and the divorce and separation rates in the province of Québec. A difference-in-differences approach is used to compare Québec with the rest of Canada and the results show a statistically significant increase in the divorce rate after the policy implementation in Québec.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectchild careen_US
dc.subjectQuebecen_US
dc.subjectdivorceen_US
dc.subjectseparationen_US
dc.subjectQuébecen_US
dc.titleUNIVERSAL CHILD CARE AND ITS EFFECT ON DIVORCE AND SEPARATION: A STUDY OF QUÉBEC’S 5 DOLLAR-A-DAY CHILD CARE PROGRAMen_US
dc.date.defence2012-08-24
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Economicsen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Development Economicsen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerN/Aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Melvin Crossen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Mevlude Akbulut-Yukselen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Kuan Xuen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Courtney Warden_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
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