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Can cash transfers increase fertility rates?
Most developed countries with relatively high fertility rates around replacement level (2,1 children per women), like France or the Nordic countries, have a comprehensive mix of different family policy instruments. The reason why these countries have been experiencing a re-increase … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Greulich, Angela Luci, birth grants, cash transfers, child care, European Journal of Population, family policies, gender equality, gender quota, low fertility, maternity leave, mentoring, Olivier Thévenon, parental leave, population aging, total fertility rates, work life balance
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Maternity leave in the US: Role model urgently needed!
The United States is the only Western country that does not mandate paid parental leave. This has not only negative consequences for women, but for all of society, as it reduces the country’s economic output. Randomly adapting any European parental … Continue reading
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Tagged City University of New York Graduate Center, Families and Work Institute, Family Medical Leave Act, Goldman Sachs Group, Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Janet Gornick, Luxembourg Income Study Center, maternity leave, Maternity leave US, parental leave, parental leave US, Robert Drago, Sweden
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