How does the universal two-child policy affect fertility behavior?

The Chinese government implemented the universal two-child policy on January 1, 2016 to arrest the decline in the nation's birthrate and address the challenge of a rapidly aging population. We find that this policy significantly increased the possibility of having children and this effect was n...

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Main Authors: Run Ge, Xinzheng Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2023-12-01
Series:China Economic Quarterly International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666933123000497