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Title: The Contribution of increases in family benefits to Australia’s early 21st-century fertility increase : an empirical analysis
Related: Demographic research, Vol. 25, Issue Article 6, (2011), p.215-244
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2011.25.6
Publisher: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Date: 2011
Author/Creator: Parr, Nick
Author/Creator: Guest, Ross
Description: Between 2001 and 2008 Australia’s total fertility increased from 1.73 to 1.96. This period also saw changes to family benefits, most notably the introduction of a universal, flat-rate at birth payment and an increased subsidisation of child care. This paper analyses individual-level fertility, using data from a large-scale longitudinal survey and focusing on the effects of changes to family benefits, macroeconomic variables, entitlements to family-friendly working conditions, and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. It finds the effects of the ‘Baby Bonus’ and the Child Care Rebate are slight. The effects of education, income, occupation, marital status, age and parity are significant.
Description: 30 page(s)
Subject Keyword: Australia
Subject Keyword: economic conditions
Subject Keyword: pronatalist policy
Subject Keyword: education
Subject Keyword: family allowances
Subject Keyword: family benefits
Subject Keyword: family policy
Subject Keyword: family size
Subject Keyword: fertility
Subject Keyword: maternal age
Subject Keyword: maternity benefits
Resource Type: journal article
Organisation: Macquarie University. Dept. of Marketing and Management

Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/140465
Identifier: ISSN:1435-9871
Identifier: mq_res-20110819-133729
Language: eng
Rights: Copyright 2010 Nick Parr and Ross Guest. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.
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