Analysis of Development of Birth Control Policy in China Under Economic Perspective
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.211209.404How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Birth control; economics; human capital; fertility; labor income
- Abstract
The fertility restraint policy in China was officially announced in 1979 and still has continuous updates in recent years, intending to maintain continuity and stability of the demographic structure in China. This paper studies the economic effects of the birth control policy in China on the whole country and individuals (households). Many related papers are reviewed in this paper to support its view. The study shows: The economic effects caused by the policy mentioned in this paper are mainly focused on human capital, technological innovations, savings, labor income and welfare, which are separately discussed at the national level and then the individual level. For China, it will be beneficial to its human capital accumulation and technological innovations under the case that the one-child policy was initially issued. And for individuals(households), income inequality was also mitigated by such policy, while there are negative effects on human capital investment and welfare when the policy was relaxed. The decreasing number of intellectuals due to less attractive education investment is one of the adverse impacts. So, the necessity of the birth control policy in China is comprehensive in terms of its economic effects but it requires continuous and timely adjustments with other auxiliary policies issued to help its implementation.
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Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Xinyi Wang PY - 2021 DA - 2021/12/15 TI - Analysis of Development of Birth Control Policy in China Under Economic Perspective BT - Proceedings of the 2021 3rd International Conference on Economic Management and Cultural Industry (ICEMCI 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 2487 EP - 2491 SN - 2352-5428 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211209.404 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.211209.404 ID - Wang2021 ER -