TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Riphahn, Regina T.
AU  - Wiynck, Frederik
        TI  - Fertility Effects of Child Benefits
        PY  - 2017/May/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 10757
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp10757
        AB  - We exploit the 1996 reform of the German child benefit program to identify the causal effect of heterogeneous child benefits on fertility. While generally the reform increased child benefits, the exact amount of the increase varied by household income and the number of children. We use these heterogeneities to identify their causal effects on fertility in a difference-in-differences setting. We apply the large samples of the German Mikrozensus and the rich data of the German Socio-economic Panel (SOEP). The reform effects on low income couples are not statistically significant. We find some support for positive fertility effects for higher as opposed to lower income couples deciding on a second birth. 
        KW  - fertility
KW  - tax allowance
KW  - causal effect
KW  - difference-in-differences
KW  - child benefits
KW  - Mikrozensus
KW  - SOEP
        ER  -