At the request of La Crosse County, we completed a benefit-cost analysis of three potential alternatives to current policy to increase the availability and affordability of child care. Two of these alternatives involve creating new employer-sponsored child care facilities and one entails a wage subsidy for child care providers. Ultimately, on average, none of the alternatives to current policy considered in this report yielded positive net benefits. However, improved access to and affordability ...
A Benefit-Cost Analysis of Expanding Access to Child Care in La Crosse County
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- University University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Sustainable Development Goals 04 Quality Education
- University Department Public Affairs
- Status Completed
- Lead Local Gov / Community Partner Org Name La Crosse County