TY - JOUR
T1 - The contribution of increases in family benefits to Australia's early 21st-century fertility increase
T2 - An empirical analysis
AU - Parr, Nick
AU - Guest, Ross
N1 - Copyright 2010 Nick Parr and Ross Guest. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Between 2001 and 2008 Australia's total fertility rate increased from 1.73 to 1.96. This period also saw changes to family benefits, most notably the introduction of a universal, flat-rate payment at birth and increased subsidisation of childcare. This paper analyses individual-level fertility, using data from a large-scale longitudinal survey and focusing on the effects of changes to family benefits, macroeconomic variables, entitlements to family-friendly working conditions, and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. It finds that the effects of the Baby Bonus and the Child Care Rebate are slight, while the effects of education, income, occupation, marital status, age, and parity are significant.
AB - Between 2001 and 2008 Australia's total fertility rate increased from 1.73 to 1.96. This period also saw changes to family benefits, most notably the introduction of a universal, flat-rate payment at birth and increased subsidisation of childcare. This paper analyses individual-level fertility, using data from a large-scale longitudinal survey and focusing on the effects of changes to family benefits, macroeconomic variables, entitlements to family-friendly working conditions, and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. It finds that the effects of the Baby Bonus and the Child Care Rebate are slight, while the effects of education, income, occupation, marital status, age, and parity are significant.
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U2 - 10.4054/DemRes.2011.25.6
DO - 10.4054/DemRes.2011.25.6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80054061396
VL - 25
SP - 215
EP - 244
JO - Demographic Research
JF - Demographic Research
SN - 1435-9871
ER -