Family policies in the context of low fertility and social structure

Objective: In this paper we investigate the effectiveness of family policies in the context of the social structure of a population. Methods: We use an agent-based model to analyse the impact of policies on individual fertility decisions and on fertility at the aggregate level. The crucial features...

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Main Authors: Fent, Thomas, Aparicio Diaz, Belinda, Prskawetz, Alexia
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2013
Online Access:http://epub.wu.ac.at/5902/1/Fent_etal_2013_DR_Family%2Dpolicies.pdf
http://dx.doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2013.29.37