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Change in the transition of the fertility rate

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  • Yasuoka, Masaya
  • Miyake, Atsushi

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This paper presents an investigation of the effects of child care service on the fertility rate. Results of our analyses show that the price of child care service plays important roles on the fertility and that a positive relation is not robust between fertility and income.

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  • Yasuoka, Masaya & Miyake, Atsushi, 2010. "Change in the transition of the fertility rate," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 106(2), pages 78-80, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:106:y:2010:i:2:p:78-80
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    3. Takehiro Ito & Kazumitsu Sako & Yurika Shiozu & Masatoshi Jinno & Masaya Yasuoka, 2024. "Analysis of Child Care Policies with an Uncertainty Model," Discussion Paper Series 269, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University.
    4. Masaya Shintani & Masaya Yasuoka, 2022. "Fertility, Inequality and Income Growth," Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, Springer;Società Italiana degli Economisti (Italian Economic Association), vol. 8(1), pages 29-48, March.
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    13. Masaya Yasuoka, 2018. "Fertility and education investment incentive with a pay-as-you-go pension," Eurasian Economic Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 8(1), pages 37-50, April.
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    15. Masaya Yasuoka, 2014. "Child-care Policies and Pension in an Endogenous Fertility Model," Discussion Paper Series 114, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised Jan 2014.
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    17. Takehiro Ito & Kazumitsu Sako & Yurika Shiozu & Masatoshi Jinno & Masaya Yasuoka, 2024. "Analysis of Child Care Support Policies in a Model of Endogenous Fertility," Discussion Paper Series 270, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University.
    18. Masaya Shintani & Masaya Yasuoka, 2019. "Fertility and Labor Share of Child Care Service," Discussion Paper Series 194, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University.
    19. Orman, Cuneyt & Goksel, Turkmen & Gurdal, Mehmet Y, 2011. "The Baby Boom, Baby Busts, and Grandmothers," MPRA Paper 28782, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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