Did Australia's Baby Bonus Increase Fertility Intentions and Births?

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 381-397

  Drago, Robert ^a   Sawyer, Katina ^b   Shreffler, Karina M ^c   Warren, Diana ^d   Wooden, Mark ^d  

^a Institute for Women's Policy Research   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baby Bonus; Births; Fertility; HILDA Survey

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; FERTILITY; GOVERNMENT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; POPULATION POLICY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79955524453     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-010-9193-y     Document Type: Article

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