Fertility rate and child care policies in a pension system æ

Masaya Yasuoka and Atsushi Miyake

Economic Analysis and Policy, 2014, vol. 44, issue 1, 122-127

Abstract: This paper presents an examination of two child-care policiesóa child allowance and a subsidy for education investmentóand demonstrates how each policy affects fertility and the human-capital growth rate. This paper presents the following results. A child allowance decreases the human-capital growth rate. However, a child allowance does not always increase fertility. Moreover, a subsidy for education investment increases the human-capital growth rate. However, a subsidy for education investment can raise fertility based on parametric conditions. Results of our analyses underscore the importance of considering additional effects of a pension system when providing child-care policies.

Date: 2014
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