France: Job insecurity reduces fertility especially for the well-off
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A 2020 study (A Natural Experiment on Job Insecurity and Fertility in France by Andrew E. Clark & Anthony Lepinteur) finds that a 1999 French tax reform that increased layoff risks for younger workers led to a sizable decline in their probability of having a new child, with the strongest effects seen among high-wage and more-educated individuals.
France: Job insecurity reduces fertility especially for the well-off
France: Job insecurity reduces fertility…
France: Job insecurity reduces fertility especially for the well-off
A 2020 study (A Natural Experiment on Job Insecurity and Fertility in France by Andrew E. Clark & Anthony Lepinteur) finds that a 1999 French tax reform that increased layoff risks for younger workers led to a sizable decline in their probability of having a new child, with the strongest effects seen among high-wage and more-educated individuals.