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On the nexus of fertility and debt

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This paper examines the effects of debt on fertility with panel data. The baseline model confirms that both public and non-financial private debt significantly mitigate fertility, whereas the dynamic panel suggests that only the effects of private debt are significant.

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  • Sun, Lixin, 2019. "On the nexus of fertility and debt," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 181(C), pages 120-126.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:181:y:2019:i:c:p:120-126
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.05.004
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    1. Aso Hiroki & Ueshina Mitsuru, 2023. "Fertility, fiscal deficit and sustainability of public debt in an endogenous growth model," Economics and Business Review, Sciendo, vol. 9(3), pages 224-238, October.
    2. Deng, Xin & Yu, Mingzhe, 2021. "Does the marginal child increase household debt? – Evidence from the new fertility policy in China," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).

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    Keywords

    Fertility rate; Public debt; Non-financial private debt; Dynamic panel GMM analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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