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Work-Family Policy and Female Entrepreneurship: Evidence from China's Subsidized Child care Program

by Qing Wang*, Mengyun Lin

ARTICLE | China Economic Review | Vol. 54, issue C, 2019


Abstract


In China, the child care reform significantly increases female entrepreneurship without influencing male entrepreneurship.

The child care reform is more important to opportunity-driven entrepreneurs.

Work-family policy helps close the gender gap in entrepreneurship.