The link between formal childcare uptake and subsequent childbearing: evidence for ten European countries
Wood, J. (2026). Journal of Family Studies, 0(0), 1-22 10.1080/13229400.2026.2615365
Despite numerous studies addressing formal childcare uptake, the potential influence of individual-level childcare usage on subsequent birth hazards remains largely underexplored. Utilizing data from the Generations and Gender Survey (GGS), this study employs dynamic propensity score matching and hazard models to address the association between formal childcare uptake and subsequent birth hazards amongst working parents across ten European countries. In …
Europe Family policies GGS fertility propensity score matching work-family reconciliation
