Family Benefits and Fertility: An Econometric Analysis
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quality of life of families, either financially or by allowing parents to combine more easily employment and family responsibilities. But while such policies have been welcomed by the electorate, we know very little about their actual effect. Few studies have evaluated the impact of these policies on the quality of life of families, and even fewer have evaluated their impact on the demographic
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Countries with extensive public support to families also tend to have higher fertility.
“Countries with extensive public support to families also tend to have higher fertility (e.g., Gauthier and Hatzius 1997; Kalwij 2010; Wood et al. 2016; Gauthier 2007)”
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- Authors
- Gauthier, A. H., & Hatzius, J.
- Venue
- Population Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1997-11
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 295-306
- ISSN
- 0032-4728 (ISSN-L)
- 1477-4747
- OpenAlex
- W1967552699
- Cited by
- 458
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 10.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Population Studies (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Policies and Family
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Keywords
- family allowances, fertility, family policy, quality of life, work-family balance
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