Demographers’ views on family and child policies

Hendrik Peter van Dalen; C.J.I.M. Henkens

Demographers’ views on family and child policies

Hendrik Peter van Dalen^*
, C.J.I.M. Henkens

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Concerns about low fertility rate regularly lead conservative politicians to call for higher birth rates by offering incentives, like baby bonuses. Will such alternative policy efforts effect a change? A survey among European demographers suggests that baby bonuses are perceived as highly ineffective.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8
Journal	Demos: Bulletin over Bevolking en Samenleving
Volume	38
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - 27 Jun 2022

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Keywords

family planning
fertility
demographers
child care subsidies
Incentives

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Demographers’ views on family and child policies

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Waar blijven de baby’s? Waarom het geboortecijfer blijft dalen, in Nederland en ver daarbuiten

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