A review of French policies concerning the family is presented. The focus is on the pro-natalist aspects of these policies. Working Papers of the NIDI, No. 64, Sep 1985. An evaluation of family policy in the Netherlands and its impact on fertility intentions is presented. The data are from a national sample survey conducted in 1983.
Consideration is given to both direct and indirect costs of having children.
The results indicate that policies favorable to children will not lead to significant changes in fertility intentions. Measures Affecting Migration Government policies relating to emigration, immigration, and population resettlement. See also the appropriate categories under H. Migration that include general studies also covering policy issues. The effect of immigration quotas on the average quality of migrating labor and income distribution. Southern Economic Journal, Vol.