People think birth rates are down because children are expensive. Birth rates are down because having children is seen as low status. Subsidizing kids by law only makes that worse.
My inner libertarian says, it's bad for gov't to mandate pronatalist job benefits like paid maternity leave. But, as Cornell economist Robert Frank points out ('The Darwin Economy'), gov't can create 'benefit equilibria' unachievable through bargaining by individual workers....https://twitter.com/Public_Citizen/status/1188482237978808320 …
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Interesting point. I'll have to think about it...
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@cheapseatsecon what say you? I'm not any kind of knowledgeable here. -
There isn't really any research that shows paid leave supports a natalist position and some that suggests it has no effect -- particularly in Australia under the Gillard government, which was explicitly pro-natalist.
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Doesn’t increase birth rates. The problem isn’t economic despite what everyone says. People used to have kids when it was high status. They don’t have them anymore when it is subsidized and low status. It’s all about status.
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Glad you chimed in. I thought it was a bad idea.
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Paid maternity leave is a good idea. Makes it unattractive for businesses to hire women (too expensive) so women will concentrate on getting married and having kids.
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That’s why it should be parental leave and allocated to both sexes. Lower any negative incentives by muddying the analysis.
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