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) in Germany on fertility. I start with a brief discussion of the economic incentives of the reform and their potential … effects on fertility from a theoretical perspective. Then I refer to previous empirical studies that have examined these … have been able to identify causal effect, the evidence generally suggests positive fertility responses among high …
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heterogeneity of rearing costs and of enjoying children is introduced. Two major results: (i) excluding negative savings, fertility … decreases with pension contributions and increases with taxes; (ii) the introduction of fertility-dependent pensions may … strengthen heterogeneity in fertility. …
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This paper explores the role of the birth control pill on divorce. To identify its effect, we use a quasi experiment exploiting the differences in the language of the Comstock anti-obscenity statutes approved in the 1800s and early 1900s in the US. Results suggest that banning the sales of oral...
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the fertility decisions, it is very difficult to estimate the average effect. On the other hand, the existence of … make fertility decisions knew the consequences of childbearing that are currently unexpected to them. Thus, a reasonable … state response to low fertility might be to support research on whether families on the whole would be better off with more …
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We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using … marriage specific capital. -- divorce ; fertility ; bargaining ; intrahousehold allocations ; Austria …
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Since the 1970s almost all states have introduced a form of joint custody after divorce. We analyze the causal effect of these custody law reforms on the incidence of marriage and divorce. Our identification strategy exploits the different timing of reforms across states and the control group of...
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This paper analyzes Singapore’s multi-pronged approach to managing prolonged low fertility which has led to population … one hand, and meeting its residents’ needs and expectations on the other. In spite of many measures to boost fertility … levels (official Total Fertility Rate was 1.29 in 2007, a rate at which population is reduced by 50% in 45 years), as well as …
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a positive fertility effect for women in couples and show that this is the case. We find that there was an increase in … births (by around 15 per cent) among the group affected by the reforms. -- Welfare reform ; Fertility ; Working Families Tax …
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The paper documents employment and wage gaps, which arise between mothers and childless women, for a set of 28 European countries. The role of family policies in explaining these inequalities is then examined by looking at a single policy as well as childcare and leave policies interaction. The...
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human capital. In a framework with heterogeneity in productivity, and stochastic and endogenous investment in fertility and … displays both a benefit contingent on the contributions of children and a purely fertility-related component. …
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