Economic Security and Fertility: Evidence from the Mincome Experiment

Tuna Dökmeci, Carla Rainer, Alyssa Schneebaum

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Abstract

Using experimental data, this paper analyzes the relationship between households' economic security and their fertility decisions for low-income households. Between 1974 and 1977, a randomized controlled trial was conducted in Manitoba, Canada in which the treatment groups received differing levels of guaranteed annual income. All of the program participants were low-income households. We find positive effects of the program on the probability of child birth that range between 7 to 10 percentage points.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
HerausgeberWU Vienna University of Economics and Business
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PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Feb. 2023

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ReiheDepartment of Economics Working Paper Series
Nummer332

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  • Department of Economics Working Paper Series

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