Economic Security and Fertility: Evidence from the Mincome Experiment

Tuna Dökmeci; Carla  Rainer; Alyssa Schneebaum

Economic Security and Fertility: Evidence from the Mincome Experiment

Tuna Dökmeci, Carla Rainer, Alyssa Schneebaum

Department of Economics (Grisold)

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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.

Original language	English
Publisher	WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
Publication status	Published - Feb 2023

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Series	Department of Economics Working Paper Series
Number	332

WU Working Paper Series

Department of Economics Working Paper Series

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fertility, economic security, policy analysis, guaranteed annual income, negative income tax

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