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Family policies and low fertility in Western Europe

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Gerda R. Neyer (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany)
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This article examines current family policies in Western Europe against the backdrop of fertility decline in Europe. Its objective is to depict the nature of family policies from a cross-national perspective in order to illuminate potential relationships between them and demographic patterns. The article concentrates on those family policies that constitute the core of welfare-state policies related to childbearing and the rearing of children: Maternity policies, parental-leave policies, childcare services, and child benefits.

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Paper provided by Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany in its series MPIDR Working Papers with number WP-2003-021.

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Date of creation: Jul 2003
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  13. Lau Caspar Thygesen & Lisbeth B. Knudsen & Niels Keiding, 2005. "Modelling regional variation of first-time births in Denmark 1980-1994 by an age-period-cohort model," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 13(23), pages 573-596, December. [Downloadable!]
  14. Gunnar Andersson & Jan M. Hoem & Ann-Zofie Duvander, 2005. "Social differentials in speed-premium effects in childbearing in Sweden," MPIDR Working Papers WP-2005-027, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany. [Downloadable!]
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