A Note on Child Policy and Fertility in an Overlapping Generations Small Open Economy: When the Labour Market Institutions Matter. (29th August 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fanti, Luciano; Gori, Luca
• Other Names: Davila Alberto Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of population research. Volume 2012(2012)
• Publication Date: 2012-08-29
• Subjects: Population research -- Periodicals; Population -- Periodicals; Population Characteristics; Demography; Population; Population research; Periodical; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Electronic journals
• DOI: 10.1155/2012/875310
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-4029

Abstract

Abstract : We examine how fertility reacts to the public provision of child allowances in a small open economy with overlapping generations. When the labour market is competitive, we find that a child allowance policy acts as a fertility-enhancing device. In contrast, when the labour market is unionised the child policy may be ineffective.