Childbearing Age, Family Allowances, and Social Security.

Although the optimal public policy under an endogenous number of children has been widely studied, the optimal public intervention under an endogenous timing of births has remained largely unexplored. This paper examines the optimal family policy when the timing of births is chosen by individuals wh...

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Published in:	Southern Economic Journal Vol. 80; no. 2; pp. 385 - 414
Main Authors:	Pestieau, Pierre, Ponthiere, Gregory
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Oct2013
Subjects:	Family policy Social security Family allowances Childbirth Government policy Childbearing age Endogenous growth (Economics)
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