Table 3 Difference-in-differences estimates of the impact of the reform on maternal employment
From: Childcare and maternal part-time employment: a natural experiment using Swiss cantons
Only 0–3 | Also 4–15 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | High part-time | Full-time | Active | High part-time | Full-time | |
2003 | − 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | − 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
2004 | − 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | − 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
2005 | − 0.03 | 0.03 | − 0.02 | − 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
2006 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
2007 | − 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00 | − 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
2008 | 0.00 | 0.02 | − 0.01 | − 0.02 | 0.02 | − 0.01 |
2009 | 0.03 | 0.05** | − 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.07** | 0.00 |
2010 | 0.01 | 0.02 | − 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | − 0.02 |
2011 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.04* | 0.02 |
2012 | − 0.03 | − 0.02 | 0.02 | − 0.04* | 0.00 | 0.01 |
2013 | − 0.02 | − 0.01 | 0.00 | − 0.03 | 0.00 | − 0.01 |
2014 | − 0.01 | 0.01 | − 0.01 | − 0.03 | 0.01 | − 0.01 |
Average effect | − 0.01 | 0.02 | − 0.00 | − 0.02 | 0.02* | 0.00 |
t-statistic | (− 0.28) | (1.11) | (− 0.14) | (− 1.00) | (1.72) | (0.13) |
N | 23,357 | 23,357 | 23,357 | 43,519 | 43,519 | 43,519 |