Evaluating welfare and economic effects of raised fertility
Krzysztof Makarski,
Joanna Tyrowicz and
Magda Malec
No 201902, IAAEU Discussion Papers from Institute of Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU)
Abstract:
Many countries consider rising fertility through pro-family policies as a solution to the fiscal pressure stemming from longevity. However, an increased number of births implies immediate private costs and only delayed public benefits of younger and larger population. We propose using an overlapping generations model with a rich family structure to quantify the effects of simulated increases to the birth rates. We analyze the overall macroeconomic and welfare effects of these simulated paths relative to status quo. We also study the distribution of these effects across cohorts and study the sensitivity of the final effects to the assumed target value and path of increased fertility. Since our study tries to quantify the possible effects of pro-natalistic policies, we focus of public costs and benefits of having children. We find that fiscal effects are positive, but short of the natalistic expenditures in many countries. The sign and the size of both welfare and fiscal effects depend on the patterns of increased fertility.
Keywords: fertility; welfare; natalistic policies; overlapping generations model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C60 C68 D63 E17 E21 H55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-02
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Working Paper: Evaluating Welfare and Economic Effects of Raised Fertility (2019) 
Working Paper: Evaluating welfare and economic effects of raised fertility (2018) 
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