Chloe East Weighs in on How Childcare Availability Affects the Workforce amidst Nationwide Labor Shortage

Published: July 21, 2021

“Limited childcare access is harmful for parents and particularly for mothers with young preschool-age kids,” said Assistant Professor of Economics Chloe East. “If we were to reopen childcare more than we have, I would expect to see an increase in work effort among parents, but again especially mothers.”

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