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		| Megumi  Mochida | 
	
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		| ''Child-allowances, fertility, and uncertain lifetime'' | 
	
		| ( 2009, Vol. 29 No.4 ) | 
	
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		| We examine how child-allowance policies with pay-as-you-go systems affect fertility and growth rates. This study demonstrates that when a government initiates a child-allowance policy using some part of the pension budget, the fertility rate declines in aging economies. | 
	
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		| Keywords: Uncertain lifetime,  Child allowances,  Fertility,  Social security,  Human capital | 
	
		| JEL: H3 - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents: General J1 - Demographic Economics: General
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		| | Manuscript Received : Oct 25 2009 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Oct 28 2009 | 
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