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Sunday, October 13, 2024

Do Pro-Natalist Policies Work?

Worldwide Efforts to Reverse the Baby Shortage Are Falling Flat
https://www.wsj.com/world/birthrate-children-fertility-europe-perks-family-04aa13a0
Subsidized minivans, no income taxes: Countries have rolled out a range of benefits to encourage bigger families, with no luck


Can the Government Get People to Have More Babies?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/13/world/asia/birth-rate-fertility-policy-japan.html
Japan has been trying to boost its fertility rate for 30 years. Now the rest of the rich world is, too.