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The Demand for Child Care Services in Canada

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  • Henriques, I.
  • Vaillancourt, F.

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This Paper Examines the Determinants of the Demand for Child Care Services in Canada. Using Survey Data Collected for 1981 by Statistics Canada and Probit Analysis We Find That the Likelihood of Using Child Care Services Increases with Variables Such As the Education of the Mother and the Age of the Child and Decreases with the Number of Children in the Family.

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  • Henriques, I. & Vaillancourt, F., 1986. "The Demand for Child Care Services in Canada," Cahiers de recherche 8606, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques.
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    1. Robins, Philip K & Spiegelman, Robert G, 1978. "An Econometric Model of the Demand for Child Care," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 16(1), pages 83-94, January.
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