Fertility and unemployment in a social security system

Leran Wang

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2015.05.014

Fertility and unemployment in a social security system

Leran Wang

Department of Economic

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Abstract

This study analyzes how endogenous fertility and unemployment are affected by a social security system in an overlapping generations model. The analysis reveals that for any given minimum wage, the pension may improve fertility and decrease unemployment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-23
Number of pages	5
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	133
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2015.05.014
Publication status	Published - 2015 Aug 1

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Keywords

Child allowances
Fertility
Pay-as-you-go pension
Unemployment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Economics and Econometrics
Finance

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Wang, L. (2015). Fertility and unemployment in a social security system. Economics Letters, 133, 19-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2015.05.014

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