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<p><p>This presentation was delivered to the HMT Treasury in November 2007. It presents evidence on the fertility effect of welfare from a set of reforms that took place in the UK in 1999 and that substantially increased support for poorer families with children. </p></p>

    Authors

    Mike Brewer

    Mike Brewer

    Sarah Smith
    Sarah Smith

    Research Associate University of Bristol

    Sarah is a Research Associate at the IFS and Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Bristol with interest in applied microeconomics.

    Presentation details

    DOI
    10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.0169
    Publisher
    IFS

    Suggested citation

    M, Brewer and A, Ratcliffe and S, Smith. (2007). 'Does welfare reform affect fertility? Evidence from the UK ' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/does-welfare-reform-affect-fertility-evidence-uk (accessed: 21 May 2025).

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