 Argumente und Evidenz gegen eine Koppelung der Rente an die KinderzahlSchmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2007, vol. 127, issue 3, 441-455 Abstract: The present article presents empirical evidence that the size of public pensions is insignificant for differences in birth rates between Western European countries. This implies that false incentives provided by pension entitlements independent of the number of children do not lead to any significant distortions of the fertility decision. In addition, it is shown empirically that the cross-country differences in birth rates are caused, in particular, by differences in the availability and acceptance of day-care facilities for children. Therefore, rather than spending public money to provide pension entitlements dependent on the number of children, it would be better to subsidize or expand day-care facilities for children. JEL-codes: H55 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aeq:aeqsjb:v127_y2007_i3_q3_p441-455 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften is currently edited by Gert G. Wagner and Joachim Wagner More articles in Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften from Duncker & Humblot, Berlin |
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