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Can a cash transfer to families change fertility behaviour?
Andersen, Synøve N.; Drange, Nina; Lappegård, Trude - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2015
of a cash-for-care (CFC) policy introduced in Norway in 1998, and compare the fertility behaviour of eligible and … a slower progression to both second and third births, and short term fertility is hence lower in this group. The …
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The Effect of Fertility Reduction on Economic Growth
Ashraf, Quamrul; Weil, David; Wilde, Joshua - Economics Department, Williams College - 2011
We assess quantitatively the effect of exogenous reductions in fertility on output per capita. Our simulation model … change in fertility from the UN medium-variant to the UN low-variant projection in Nigeria. For a base case set of parameters …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011271639
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Do joint custody laws improve family well-being?
Halla, Martin - In: IZA World of Labor (2015) May, pp. 1-10
Custody laws governing living arrangements for children following their parents’ divorce have changed dramatically since the 1970s. Traditionally, one parent—usually the mother—was assigned sole custody of the child. Today, many divorced parents continue to share parental rights and...
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Do Couples Bargain over Fertility? Evidence Based on Child Preference Data
Hener, Timo - ifo Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der … - 2010
heterogeneous and homogeneous preferences derivedfrom household models. Our results indicate that couples bargain over fertility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005013230
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An Analysis of Women's Fertility and Labor Supply: Implications for Family Policies
Cho, Yoonyoung - Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of … - 2006
A drastic decline in fertility rates in Korea is accelerating the unprecedentedly rapid population ageing. This …'s labor supply as well as encouraging fertility is a very important policy goal in an ageing society. Having this in mind, I … analyze the dynamic decisions of fertility and labor supply in a lifecycle framework, where time costs associated with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005018356
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Does Welfare Reform Affect Fertility? Evidence from the UK
Brewer, Mike; Ratcliffe, Anita; Smith, Sarah - Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), … - 2007
This paper presents evidence on the fertility effect of welfare from a set of reforms that took place in the UK in 1999 …-in-differences approach to evaluate their impact on fertility. A priori, the fertility effect of the reforms is ambiguous because WFTC has pro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005022187
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Fertility Response to Financial Incentives-Evidence from the Working Families Tax Credit in the UK
Ohinata, Asako - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2008
have estimated the impact it had on fertility decisions of British families. This paper employs the 1995 to 2003 British …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005146892
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Is there a cost associated with an increase in family size beyond child investment? Evidence from developing countries
Cáceres-Delpiano, Julio - Banco de España - 2011
evidence that a shock in fertility has a cost for a family as a whole. Mothers are more likely to live under less stable family … fertility comes from those countries with lower level of development. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320597
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The Effect of Fertility Reduction on Economic Growth
Ashraf, Quamrul; Weil, David; Wilde, Joshua - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 2011
We assess quantitatively the effect of exogenous reductions in fertility on output per capita. Our simulation model … change in fertility from the UN medium-variant to the UN low-variant projection in Nigeria. For a base case set of parameters …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250025
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Does the Welfare State Destroy the Family? Evidence from OECD Member Countries
Halla, Martin; Lackner, Mario; Scharler, Johann - Institut für Finanzwissenschaft, Fakultät für … - 2013
involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and … formation. Nevertheless, we also find that the welfare state decouples marriage and fertility, and therefore, alters the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010607879