Consequences of Family Policies on Childbearing Behavior: Effects or Artifacts?

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Homeownership Regimes and Low Fertility (2010, background): “Indeed, in an early definition, Kamerman & Kahn (1978, p. 3) include housing policies among family policies, defined as ‘everything that government does to and for the family’ (see also Neyer & Andersson, 2008).”
Why do people postpone parenthood? Reasons and social policy incentives. (2011, background): “Each approach has drawbacks (for a detailed discussion see Neyer and Andersson, 2008).”
Family policies in developed countries: a ‘fertility-booster’ with side-effects (2011, background): “In particular, the premium on paid parental leave when a second child is born soon after the first, introduced in the mid-1980s in Sweden, seems to have reduced the spacing of births, a phenomenon that has persisted regardless of economic cycles (Andersson & Neyer, 2008 ).”