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The Economics of Population Replacement: Child-Rearing Costs, Household Burden, Public Subsidies, Fertility, and the Fiscal Value of Future Generations

Abstract

This study examines whether children represent a financial benefit or cost, whether ordinary households can afford children without government support, how governments subsidize child-rearing, and whether these policies influence fertility and population replacement.

Author
Francisco M. Martinez
Publication date
August 24, 2026
Version
1.0
DOI
10.5281/zenodo.22074868
Research program
Society, Demography, and Human Systems
Version of record
Zenodo DOI record

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