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Why Paying People to Have Babies is a Billion-Dollar Mistake

Economics Explained

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The Ineffectiveness of Monetary Incentives on Population Growth

This chapter examines the negative consequences of past population control measures in China, focusing on gender imbalance and family formation challenges. It also critiques the ineffectiveness of monetary incentives in other countries to boost birth rates, stressing the importance of addressing wider economic and cultural factors behind declining fertility rates.

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