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Article: Identifying the most Influential Groups in Determining Singapore's Fertility
Title | Identifying the most Influential Groups in Determining Singapore's Fertility |
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Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=JSP |
Citation | Journal of Social Policy, 2017, v. 47 n. 1, p. 139-160 How to Cite? |
Abstract | In recent years, various pro-natalist policies have been adopted in Singapore and other high-income Asian countries with low fertility, aiming at raising fertility rates. Previous studies were mainly focused on the impact or outcome of the policies. This paper, however, aims to identify the most influential groups in determining Singapore's total fertility rate (TFR) and evaluate the targeting of pro-natalist measures adopted by the government. We first reveal the changing age-parity-and-marital-status composition of women at childbearing age, and further conduct an elasticity analysis to assess the roles of different subgroups of women in changing the TFR. Our results show that compared to other groups, the 20–29-year-old single women and the married childless women aged 30–34 (‘married’ throughout this paper includes women who are or have been married) are more influential in determining the TFR and should be the potential pro-natalist target groups. However, Singapore's pro-natalist policies are more in favour of third and higher-order births. Such mismatch indicates that, if more efforts are devoted to facilitating marriage and first births in these potential groups, the TFR may be increased effectively. In order to achieve a long-term and significant fertility reversal, it calls for a long-term and integrated policy package. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/247584 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.9 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.840 |
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dc.contributor.author | Chen, M | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yip, PSF | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yap, MT | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-18T08:29:30Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-10-18T08:29:30Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Social Policy, 2017, v. 47 n. 1, p. 139-160 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0047-2794 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/247584 | - |
dc.description.abstract | In recent years, various pro-natalist policies have been adopted in Singapore and other high-income Asian countries with low fertility, aiming at raising fertility rates. Previous studies were mainly focused on the impact or outcome of the policies. This paper, however, aims to identify the most influential groups in determining Singapore's total fertility rate (TFR) and evaluate the targeting of pro-natalist measures adopted by the government. We first reveal the changing age-parity-and-marital-status composition of women at childbearing age, and further conduct an elasticity analysis to assess the roles of different subgroups of women in changing the TFR. Our results show that compared to other groups, the 20–29-year-old single women and the married childless women aged 30–34 (‘married’ throughout this paper includes women who are or have been married) are more influential in determining the TFR and should be the potential pro-natalist target groups. However, Singapore's pro-natalist policies are more in favour of third and higher-order births. Such mismatch indicates that, if more efforts are devoted to facilitating marriage and first births in these potential groups, the TFR may be increased effectively. In order to achieve a long-term and significant fertility reversal, it calls for a long-term and integrated policy package. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=JSP | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Social Policy | - |
dc.rights | Journal of Social Policy. Copyright © Cambridge University Press. | - |
dc.rights | This article has been published in a revised form in [Journal] [http://doi.org/XXX]. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © copyright holder. | - |
dc.title | Identifying the most Influential Groups in Determining Singapore's Fertility | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Yip, PSF: sfpyip@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Yip, PSF=rp00596 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S0047279417000241 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85038415859 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 281142 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 47 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 139 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 160 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000417473900008 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0047-2794 | - |