Fertility and public policy how to reverse the trend of declining birth rates
In 2050, world population growth is predicted to come almost to a halt. Shortly thereafter it may well start to shrink. A major reason behind this shift is the fertility decline that has taken place in many developed countries. In this book, experts discuss the appropriateness and effectiveness of u...
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Cambridge, Mass. u.a.
MIT Press
2011
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| Schriftenreihe: | CESifo seminar series
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | In 2050, world population growth is predicted to come almost to a halt. Shortly thereafter it may well start to shrink. A major reason behind this shift is the fertility decline that has taken place in many developed countries. In this book, experts discuss the appropriateness and effectiveness of using public policy to influence fertility decisions. Contributors discuss the general feasibility of public interventions in the area of fertility, analyze fertility patterns and policy design in such countries as Japan, South Korea, China, Sweden, and France, and offer theoretical analyses of parental fertility choices that provide an overview of a broad array of child-related policy instruments in a number of OECD and EU countries. The chapters show that it is difficult to gauge the effectiveness of such policy interventions as child-care subsidies, support for women’s labor-force participation, and tax incentives. Data are often incomplete, causal relations unproved, and the role of social norms and culture difficult to account for. Investigating reasons for the decline in fertility more closely will require further study. This volume offers the latest work on this increasingly important subject. 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 |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | VI, 283 S. graph. Darst., Kt. a |
| ISBN: | 0262014513 0-262-01451-3 9780262014519 978-0-262-01451-9 |