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  The Economic JournalVolume 115 Issue 501, Pages F48 - F80 Published Online: 27 Jan 2005 Journal compilation © 2010 by the Royal Economic Society (Registered Charity No. 231508) Published on behalf of the Royal Economic Society
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 195K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  The Effects of a Mother's Return to Work Decision on Child Development in the UK* *We would like to thank the Department for Education and Skills for financial support on this project. We are extremely grateful to all the mothers who took part and to the midwives for their cooperation and help in recruitment. The whole ALSPAC Study Team comprises interviewers, computer technicians, laboratory technicians, clerical workers, research scientists, volunteers and managers who continue to make the study possible. The ALSPAC could not have been undertaken without the financial support of the Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, UK government departments, medical charities and others. The ALSPAC study is part of the WHO initiated European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood. Usual disclaimers apply. Copyright 2005 Royal Economic Society ABSTRACTThe last 20 years has seen a huge increase in employment among mothers in the first year after giving birth in the UK. We examine whether early maternal employment has an adverse effect on child outcomes. We analyse rich data from a cohort of children born in the UK in the early 1990s and examine the impact of early maternal employment on three outcome variables measuring child cognitive development between four and seven years of age. We also explore whether the effect varies with the mother's educational attainment, lone parent status or the type of replacement non-maternal childcare used. | 
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