Halla, Martin; Lackner, Mario; Scharler, Johann - Institut für Finanzwissenschaft, Fakultät für … - 2013
We study the effect of the size of the welfare state on family outcomes in OECD member countries. Exploiting exogenous … involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and … divorce rates with a quantitatively stronger effect on the marriage rate. We conclude that the welfare state supports family …