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abstract: 'OBJECTIVE
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This paper assesses the much-disputed relationship between family policy
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and fertility, and cash transfers and fertility in particular.
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METHODS
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We take advantage of a cash-for-care (CFC) policy introduced in Norway
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in 1998, and compare the subsequent fertility behaviour of eligible and
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ineligible mothers over a four-year period. We estimate linear models
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assessing both the occurrence and timing of second births, relying on a
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rich set of covariates and a sensitivity analysis to ensure the
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robustness of our results.
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RESULTS
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Contrary to theoretical expectations, the results show that CFC-eligible
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mothers had a slower progression to second births and lower short-term
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fertility. The patterns differ between different groups of mothers, and
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the decline in subsequent childbearing is only statistically significant
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among mothers with upper secondary (but not higher) education and
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part-time or full-time employment. We find no increase in short-term
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fertility in any group of mothers, and suggest that this pattern may be
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driven by an interaction between the CFC benefit and the already
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established Norwegian parental leave scheme.
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CONTRIBUTION
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The paper demonstrates how policy changes may indeed be associated with
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changes in fertility behaviour, and that this association may run in
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theoretically unexpected directions when a given policy is implemented
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in a wider policy framework. Moreover, it demonstrates how eligible
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parents may differ in their response to policies depending on the
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policy''s income effect and the parents'' opportunity costs of
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childbearing.'
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affiliation: 'Andersen, SN (Corresponding Author), Stat Norway, Oslo, Norway.
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Andersen, Synove N.; Drange, Nina, Stat Norway, Oslo, Norway.
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lappegard, Trude, Univ Oslo, Oslo, Norway.'
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article-number: '33'
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author: Andersen, Synove N. and Drange, Nina and lappegard, Trude
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author-email: sna@ssb.no
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author_list:
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- family: Andersen
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given: Synove N.
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- family: Drange
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given: Nina
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- family: lappegard
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given: Trude
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2018.38.33
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files: []
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issn: 1435-9871
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journal: DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
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keywords-plus: CHILD-CARE; LEAVE; WORK; POLICIES; BENEFIT; NORWAY; IMPACT
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language: English
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month: MAR 8
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number-of-cited-references: '34'
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pages: 897-928
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papis_id: 88a67f2e191a07f7444f812e23b6686a
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ref: Andersen2018cancash
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times-cited: '5'
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title: Can a cash transfer to families change fertility behaviour?
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000427442400001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '14'
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volume: '38'
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web-of-science-categories: Demography
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year: '2018'
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