Trends and Determinants of Fertility Rates The Role of Policies
This report tries to explain observed changes in fertility rates across OECD countries, with an emphasis on socio-economic considerations. It aims to extend the understanding of fertility-related behaviours in different ways: first, by explaining recent developments in fertility rates and their rela...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2005
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Series: | OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
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Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | This report tries to explain observed changes in fertility rates across OECD countries, with an emphasis on socio-economic considerations. It aims to extend the understanding of fertility-related behaviours in different ways: first, by explaining recent developments in fertility rates and their relationships to other social drivers; second, by developing and testing new and expanded models to explain the cross-country variation in fertility rates due to labour markets, social and fiscal policies, and individual characteristics; third, by exploring which polices, through their effects on particular variables at micro and macro levels, have the biggest effect on fertility rates |
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Physical Description: | 92 p. 21 x 29.7cm |