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Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2008

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Contents:
Debate
Can policies enhance fertility in Europe? (Anne H. Gauthier and Dimiter Philipov)
What should be the goal of population policies? Focus on "Balanced Human Capital Development" (Wolfgang Lutz)
Some theoretical and methodological comments on the impact of policies on fertility (Anne H. Gauthier)
"Can policies enhance fertility in Europe?" and questions beyond (Nikolai Botev)
First, do no harm (William P. Butz)
Refereed Articles
What can fertility indicators tell us about pronatalist policy options? (John Bongaarts)
Institutions and the transition to adulthood: Implications for fertility tempo in low-fertility settings (Ronald R. Rindfuss and Sarah R. Brauner-Otto)
A review of policies and practices related to the "highest-low" fertility of Sweden (Gunnar Andersson)
Fertility trends and differentials in the Nordic countries - Footprints of welfare policies and challenges on the road ahead (Marit Rønsen and Kari Skrede)
The impact of the bonus at birth on reproductive behaviour in a lowest-low fertility context: Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Italy) from 1989 2005 (Giovanna Boccuzzo, Marcantonio Caltabiano, Gianpiero Dalla Zuanna, and Marzia Loghi)
Data and Trends (non-refereed contributions)
French family policy: long tradition and diversified measures (Ariane Pailhé, Clémentine Rossier, and Laurent Toulemon)
Family policies in Europe: available databases and initial comparisons (Olivier Thévenon)

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Family policies in Europe: available databases and initial comparisons

    Olivier Thévenon

Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2008, pp. 165-177, 2024/12/12

doi: 10.1553/populationyearbook2008s165

doi: 10.1553/populationyearbook2008s165


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Abstract

Population trends in recent years have prompted most European countries to
introduce or expand family support policies. In particular, the decline in fertility since the 1970s might be harmful in the long term. The number of children per family is often below the desired number declared in surveys. State support is intended to close the gap by lowering the barriers to having children. The increase
in divorce, separation and blended families, and the numbers of children born outside marriage and living with ‘lone’ parents, have also prompted countries to increase support for families, particularly for struggling families, whose children are the most vulnerable to poverty. At the same time, governments have sought to
encourage women’s workforce participation by ensuring that these policies enable parents to strike a better balance between work and family. Consequently, the
total investment of governments in benefits and services for families has strongly increased recently, reaching an average of 2.4% of GDP in 2003 in OECD countries, compared with 1.6% in 1980.