Economic Security and Fertility: Evidence from the Mincome Experiment

Tuna Dökmeci (), Carla Rainer () and Alyssa Schneebaum ()
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Tuna Dökmeci: Department of Economics, European University Institute
Carla Rainer: Department of Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Alyssa Schneebaum: Department of Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business

Department of Economics Working Papers from Vienna University of Economics and Business, Department of Economics

Abstract: Using experimental data, this paper analyzes the relationship between households' economic security and their fertility decisions for low-income households. Between 1974 and 1977, a randomized controlled trial was conducted in Manitoba, Canada in which the treatment groups received differing levels of guaranteed annual income. All of the program participants were low-income households. We find positive effects of the program on the probability of child birth that range between 7 to 10 percentage points.

Keywords: fertility; economic security; policy analysis; guaranteed annual income; negative income tax (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I38 J13 J18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-02
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