A 'Natural Experiment' on the Economics of Storks: Evidence on the Impact of Differential Family Policy on Fertility Rates in Canada
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Keywords
natural experiment; fertility; family allowances; tax and transfers effects;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-MIC-2001-07-23 (Microeconomics)
- NEP-PUB-2001-07-23 (Public Finance)
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