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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12321292/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12321292/ >A 100% increase in the per child welfare benefit resulted in a 2% increase
by LordDragonfang 4y ago
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12321292/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12321292/
>A 100% increase in the per child welfare benefit resulted in a 2% increase in the number of children. The policy implication is that a considerable increase in welfare benefits will have only trivial behavioral impacts for the poor on family size decisions.
- toolz 4y agoAt face value this, to me, only suggests that welfare is already so high that anything further is suffering from diminishing returns. To me, that wouldn't imply there are no policies (social or legal) that would encourage wealthy families to have more children.