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PREGNANCYBENEFIT · Policy Evaluation of a Pregnancy Benefit as a Novel Form of Family Policy in the EU

„Хоризонт Европа“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период
2022-06-15 → 2024-12-14
Финансиране от ЕС
186 524 €
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3
Схема
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF

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Накратко на български

Финансовата подкрепа за бременни жени в 6-ия или 7-ия месец от бременността се анализира като нов инструмент за стимулиране на раждаемостта. Това помага да се разбере дали такива мерки подобряват здравето на бебетата и дали публичните средства се използват ефективно.

Този кратък обзор е генериран от изкуствен интелект

Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.

Резултати накратко

Policy Evaluation of a Pregnancy Benefit as a Novel Form of Family Policy in the EU

All EU Member States are struggling with the demographic impacts of population ageing and reduced fertility. Several regions experience depopulation, which not only threatens the sustainability of pension systems, but it also creates financial and social challenges, among other things. Different European countries use different types of family policies through which they try to improve their demographic situation and to motivate families to have (more) children. Yet, present policies seem to work only partly. This project conducts interdisciplinary research involving economics, demography, and public policy. The aim is to understand whether a brand-new type of family policy – a pregnancy benefit – could be an effective policy tool in changing the fertility behaviour in Europe. The pregnancy benefit is very different from traditional family policies because it gives financial support to expecting mothers during 6-7 months of their pregnancy, long before the child is born. Usually, governments start to pay financial support to families when the baby is born or just a few weeks before that. The ultimate goal of this research project is to measure whether the pregnancy benefit could be one of the tools that would be able to increase fertility of women in Europe. The second goal is to examine whether health of newly born babies could improve when their mothers receive the pregnancy benefit. Taken together, this research project will assess whether taxpayer money spent on this brand-new family policy measure have any positive impacts either on fertility or on babies’ health. The question is whether public money is well spent on this specific policy measure or whether it might be used more effectively elsewhere. In other words, we want to find family policies that achieve long-term financial sustainability and good cost–outcome ratios.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

The proposed action contributes to tackling of a pressing challenge faced by the EU, which is finding new birth policies that would be effective in countering demographic decline. It does so by evaluating the impact of a new type of family policy (pregnancy benefit) on fertility behaviour (births and abortions) and on child health at birth. This is a unique research opportunity as pregnancy benefits are very rare. The evaluation will be conducted using high-quality, population-wide, administrative microdata and state-of-the-art microeconometric models.The project is inherently interdisciplinary, as it connects economics with demography, public policy, sociology, and women’s reproductive rights. The action includes intersectoral transfer of knowledge. First, the secondment institution conducts policy-relevant research tailored for the needs of the government and other public bodies. Second, the non-academic placement will occur in an NGO promoting gender equality and women's rights.The novelty of this research is threefold. First, it evaluates the impact of a novel prenatal cash transfer on fertility (as opposed to traditional postnatal policies). Second, it contributes to understanding of abortion-seeking behaviour (which is rarely done). Third, it evaluates the impact of an earmarked, non-means-tested transfer, on child health at birth (which has not been done previously).The proposed policy evaluation is important in the context of:[1] tackling demographic decline in the EU – a threat to long-term sustainability of public finances;[2] supporting cost-effective policy-making – evaluating effectiveness of costly family policies and choosing the best ones is useful for the tax-payer;[3] fostering gender equality – the evaluated anti-abortion policy is not restricting women’s reproductive rights.This project will strengthen the ERA, as it will be executed in a low R&I performing country. Currently, no economists in Slovak academia specialize in family policies.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

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Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз