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Could Pronatalist Policies Discourage Childbearing?

Botev, Nikolai·2015·Population and Development Review
DOI 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2015.00048.x
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This article builds on research in psychology, economics, and other fields, suggesting that, under certain conditions, extrinsic incentives could undermine intrinsic motivation, producing results opposite to those originally intended. It explores the relevance of these findings for population policies and particularly for pronatalist measures, and argues that reproductive behavior is intrinsically motivated, thus potentially subject to having the intrinsic motivation for childbearing adversely affected by policy interventions. Specifically, it examines whether, when, and how the contingency, universe, adequacy, and other aspects of pronatalist incentives could affect childbearing motivation. For example, parity‐targeted incentives seeking to compel higher fertility could be perceived as controlling and undermine that motivation. Conversely, policies seeking to facilitate combining work and family responsibilities could strengthen the intrinsic motivation for childbearing.

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Authors
Botev, N.
Affiliations
Director, Sub‐Regional Office for Central Asia, United Nations Population Fund
Venue
Population and Development Review
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-06
Volume
41
Issue
2
Pages
301-314
ISSN
  • 0098-7921 (ISSN-L)
  • 1728-4457
DOI
10.1111/j.1728-4457.2015.00048.x
OpenAlex
W2150146220
Cited by
34
References
57
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2018: 15
FWCI
12.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 15 d)
Locations
  • Population and Development Review (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Policies and Family
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
Keywords
pronatalist policy, childbearing motivation, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic rewards, fertility incentives, work-family balance, population policy, unintended consequences of policy

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