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Introducing a fertility decision and child care cost into an overlapping generations model with public education and social security, we examine the effects of these public policies on fertility. We show that an increase in income tax, which finances social security benefits and public investment in education, increases fertility. On the other hand, with a constant tax rate, a change in the allocation from social security benefits to public investment in education decreases fertility and, with a constant social security tax, the effect of education tax on fertility is neutral.
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Omori, T. Effects of public education and social security on fertility. J Popul Econ 22, 585–601 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-009-0244-9
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