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Higher Incomes Now Key Driver of Having Kids in the Netherlands
More evidence of a striking reversal is reshaping who has children in wealthy nations: Higher incomes are increasingly associated with higher fertility…
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Dave Deek
Universal Pre-K: Big Gains for Parents
A new NBER paper (Parents' Earnings and the Returns to Universal Pre-Kindergarten by John Eric Humphries, Christopher Neilson, Xiaoyang Ye & Seth D.
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Dave Deek
South Korea: Relationship Between Childbirth Benefits & Total Fertility Rate of Local Governments
South Korea's fertility crisis is not a monolithic challenge but a complex tapestry of regional variations.
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Dave Deek
Thailand’s Demographic Crisis: An ASEAN & Provincial Perspective
A new research paper (An Investigation of Provincial Birth Rate in Thailand by Sunti Tirapat) reveals stark differences in birth rates across Thailand's…
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Dave Deek
South Korean Study: Housing & Education Costs Drown Out Economic Growth's Impact on Fertility Rates
South Korea's fertility rate plummeted to a world-record low of 0.78 births per woman in 2022.
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Dave Deek
Study: Income Inequality Linked to Lower Fertility Rates in China
The Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics published a fascinating little study (Income Inequality and Fertility…
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Dave Deek
2024 NBER Working Paper: Paid Sick Leave Allows Parents to Spend More Time with Kids
A new NBER working paper ("Paid Sick Leave and Childcare" by Johanna Catherine Maclean and Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia) reaffirms findings suggesting that…
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Dave Deek
United States: Expanded Child Tax Credit improved Parents' Mental Health
Unconditional cash transfers are a key tool to combat America's mental health crisis
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Dave Deek
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Quebec, Canada: Higher Parental Insurance/Parental Leave Boost Birthrates
A study (Policy and Fertility, a Case Study of the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan by Benoît Laplante) finds that Quebec's implementation of its own…
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Dave Deek
China: Hukou, House Prices, and Birth Rates
A new study (The Effect of House Prices on Fertility: Evidence from House Purchase Restrictions by Ziqian Liu and Yu Zhang) has uncovered a significant…
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Dave Deek
Japan: WFH Boost Fathers' Household Chores & Family Engagement
A 2024 study (Working from home leads to more family-oriented men by Chihiro Inoue, Yusuke Ishihata, and Shintaro Yamaguchi) finds that working from…
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Dave Deek
Germany: Cutting Child-Related Benefits Cuts Birth Rates
A 2023 study (The Fertility Response to Cutting Child-Related Welfare Benefits by Malte Sandner and Frederik Wiynck) investigates the effect of a 2011…
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Dave Deek
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