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Does the expectation of having to look after parents in the future affect current fertility?

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  • Sakata, Kei
  • McKenzie, C. R.

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This paper argues that the expectation of having to provide care for aging parents in the future may be a major factor contributing to the current low fertility rate in Japan. Using data from the 1998 and 2008 National Family Research of Japan (NFRJ) surveys and a Poisson-logit hurdle model, this paper examines whether the expectation of having to look after parents in the future affects a couple's current family planning. The first-stage model of a couple's family planning decision is a logit model which examines the decision of whether or not to have any children, and then in the second stage a Poisson model is applied to explain the number of children a couple has conditional on the couple having at least one child. The empirical evidence presented suggests that there are strong generational effects, and that for the post-war cohort, an increase in the probability of having to look after a parent increases the probability of a couple being childless.

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  • Sakata, Kei & McKenzie, C. R., 2022. "Does the expectation of having to look after parents in the future affect current fertility?," Journal of Demographic Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 88(3), pages 283-311, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:demeco:v:88:y:2022:i:3:p:283-311_2
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    1. Vincent Jerald Ramos & Michaela Kreyenfeld & Enrique Alonso-Perez & Paul Gellert & Jan Paul Heisig & Julie Lorraine O’Sullivan, 2025. "Future Caregiving Responsibilities, Employment Uncertainties, and Expected Childbearing Behavior: Survey Experimental Evidence from Germany," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 44(5), pages 1-27, October.

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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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