Recent strategies to boost birth rates in wealthy nations, like child care support and paid parental leave, have seen limited effectiveness in reversing declining trends.
Phillip Levine notes that policies like funding for IVF or proposals for baby bonuses provide little incentive, as an extra $2,000 a year won't significantly encourage parenthood.
While some Republicans propose pro-natalist policies such as government-funded childbirth, the significant impacts seen in European and Asian countries haven’t been mirrored in the U.S.
Sociologist Philip Cohen highlights the U.S.’s historical focus on individual choice rather than explicit encouragement of larger families, contrasting with trends in Europe and Asia.
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