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Fertility and public policy : how to reverse the trend of declining birth rates /

Here, experts discuss the appropriateness and effectiveness using public policy to influence fertility decisions. The chapters show that it is difficult to gauge the effectiveness of policy interventions such as child-care subsidies, support for women's labour-force participation, and tax incen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Takayama, Noriyuki, 1946- (Editor ), Werding, Martin (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, ©2011.
Colección:CESifo seminar series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Fertility and public policy : an introduction / Noriyuki Takayama and Martin Werding
  • The economics of the family and its policy implications : why should we care about fertility outcomes? / Martin Werding
  • Low fertility and population aging in Germany and Japan : prospects and policies / Warren Sanderson
  • Labor market, public policies, and fertility of Japanese women : analyses of municipal data / Seiritsu Ogura and Tamotsu Kadoda
  • On the persistence of low birthrates in Japan / Reiko Aoki and Yoko Konishi
  • An evaluation of a pronatal subsidy program in Korea : a quasi-experimental approach / Yoonyoung Cho
  • Fertility transition and its socioeconomic impacts in China / Xizhe Peng
  • Fertility and social policy / Jonathan Bradshaw and Shalhevet Attar-Schwartz
  • Family policies and fertility in Sweden / Gunnar Andersson
  • Does fertility respond to work and family-life reconciliation policies in France? / Olivier Thavanon
  • Given that people live longer, why should we worry that fewer are born? / Alessandro Cigno.