The Impact of Family Policies on Individuals'Fertility Behaviors——A Meta-Analytic Review on International Empirical Research
This study conducts a meta-analytic review of global empirical studies,examining the impact of economic,time,and service-based fertility-support policies on individual fertility behaviors,also exploring the variations of policy effectiveness by total fertility rates(TFR),welfare levels,and gender equity levels.Results show that all the three types of policies positively influence fertility behaviors.Time support impacts second birth,service support impacts second and third birth,while economic support has no effect,irrespective of birth orders.Time and service support is more effective in countries with TFR below 1.5 or with lower welfare levels.Service and economic support is more effective in countries with higher levels of gender equity.Considering the Chinese context,the design of family policies should consider variations by socio-economic development and birth order,prioritizing service and time support with economic support as supplementary.Regional development differences should also be considered,adjusting financial contributions between central and local governments,and exploring various combinations of policies according to regional disparities.
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