The results provide support for policy in favor of greater reporting or release of information regarding child care characteristics, especially those associated with higher quality care, which allow child care facilities to make their quality known in a way that is easily observable. | Accounting undergraduate Honors theses: Essays on the economics of child care and child custody University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK Theses and Dissertations 8-2013 Essays on the Economics of Child Care and Child Custody Jennifer Lee Hafer University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Follow this and additional works at: Part of the Finance Commons, and the Growth and Development Commons Recommended Citation Hafer, Jennifer Lee, "Essays on the Economics of Child Care and Child Custody" (2013). Theses and Dissertations. 884. This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact scholar@, ccmiddle@. Essays on the Economics of Child Care and Child Custody Essays on the Economics of Child Care and Child Custody A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics by Jennifer Hafer Centenary College of Louisiana Bachelor of Science in Economics and Accounting, 2008 University of Arkansas Master of Arts in Economics, 2009 August 2013 University of Arkansas This dissertation is approved for recommendation to the Graduate Council. _ Dr. Amy Farmer Dissertation Director _ Dr. Jingping Gu Committee Member _ Dr. Andrew Horowitz Committee Member ABSTRACT In my first essay I use data from licensed child care centers in the state of Arkansas to examine the relationship between quality and price charged. To measure quality, I use Arkansas’s Better Beginnings Quality Rating and Improvement System, a tier-structured voluntary .