Scientists know that in the 1990s, the birth rate in Russia dropped markedly, reached a minimum in 2000, gradually increased until 2012, then remained at almost the same level for five years, and then began to fall again.
The researchers identified four groups of factors affecting this: economic (fluctuations in income and unemployment, inflation), demographic (number of women of childbearing age and the age at which women decide to have children), social (mother’s education level, parental health), and government support programs (payment amounts) , conditions for receiving and spending money, infrastructure development, for example, availability of kindergartens). The scientists decided to evaluate specifically the contribution of maternity capital.
It turns out that this state program really increases the likelihood of having a second child. The amount was also important. With an increase in the three minimum subsistence dimensions, the density of the birth flow of second children in the family increased by 2.1%. In the regions, the effect was even stronger.
Source: Ferra
