We study the fertility effects of the 1997 Quebec Family Policy, which introduced universal childcare and …, suggesting that subsidized childcare may have helped young women balance work and family life. In contrast, for older cohorts of …

employment status. The results from fixed effect linear probability models demonstrate that increases in the local unemployment … mental well-being. Yet the association between local area unemployment and health behaviours is mostly positive, with higher … unemployment reducing the probability of being obese and tobacco consumption. The relationship with physical activity is more …

childcare provision. First, using novel data on local daycare coverage and a difference-in-differences design, we show that … positive impacts on maternal labor supply and childcare use are greater in areas with larger daycare expansion, suggesting that … childcare availability, not just affordability, drives these responses. We then estimate the policy's Marginal Value of Public …