The Impact of Regulations on the Supply and Quality of Care in Child Care Markets
利用面板数据研究州级儿童保育监管对市场供给和服务质量的影响，发现监管减少了保育机构数量但提升了质量，且影响因地区收入水平而异。
We examine the impact of state child care regulations on the supply and quality of care in child care markets. We exploit panel data on both individual establishments and local markets to control for state, time, and, where possible, establishment-specific fixed effects to mitigate the potential bias due to policy endogeneity. We find that the imposition of regulations reduces the number of center-based child care establishments, especially in lower income markets. However, such regulations increase the quality of services provided, especially in higher income areas. Thus, there are winners and losers from the regulation of child care services.