direct cost of 0.3% of GDP might raise total fertility by about 0.3 point. -- Population ; fertility ; incentives ; benefits …There has been little empirical work evaluating the sensitivity of fertility to financial incentives at the household … benefits and tax credits among "comparable" households. We implement this approach by estimating a discrete choice model of …

direct cost of 0.3% of GDP might raise total fertility by about 0.3 point. -- Population ; fertility ; incentives ; benefits …There has been little empirical work evaluating the sensitivity of fertility to financial incentives at the household … benefits and tax credits among "comparable households. We implement this approach by estimating a discrete choice model of …

In a model with endogenous fertility and labor supply three instruments of family policies are analyzed: child benefits …, the secondary earner's labor supply and welfare. Child benefits and subsidies for external child care are more effective … for external child care into a welfare program with child benefits makes families better off. …

female labor supply and fertility. However, particularly in the last decade or so, the relationship across countries has been … positive: for example countries like Germany, Italy and Spain with the lowest fertility rates also have the lowest female … female labor supply and higher fertility. These results are strengthened when we take account of the heterogeneity among …

fertility from a low level and reduce child poverty. The benefit is universal for the second and every further child and means …-tested for the first child. Increasing out-of-work income significantly, the transfer can reduce incentives to participate in the …

insurance, and financial incentives such as child transfers. Childcare expansions increase completed fertility. Financial … incentives had positive effects on fertility across contexts, both in the short and long run. Expansions of parental leave rights …This chapter reviews the literature on the causal effects of policies on fertility. It focuses on evidence from …

assessment of consequences of family related policies in the area of labor market and fertility. We set these models in the … policy making with the aim to reconcile the objectives of increasing female participation and fertility and reducing poverty … levels among families with children. -- microsimulation ; labor supply ; fertility ; evidence-based policy …