Breunig, RobertGong , XiaodongKing, Anthony2015-12-080013-0249http://hdl.handle.net/1885/32779We show that measurement error in the constructed price of child-care can explain why previous Australian studies have found partnered women's labour supply to be unresponsive to child-care prices. Through improved data and improved construction of the child-care price variable, we find child-care price elasticities that are statistically significant, negative and in line with elasticities found in other developed countries.Keywords: child care; demand elasticity; error analysis; labor supply; price dynamics; womens status; AustraliaPartnered women's labour supply and child care costs in Australia: measurement error and the child care price201210.1111/j.1475-4932.2012.00797.x2016-02-24