UN Report Says Financial Perks Can’t Help Solve Fertility Crisis

Solving the global fertility crisis would require creating conditions that support parenting instead of pushing economic incentives, according to a new UN report.

A new UN Population Fund study argued that efforts by many countries to boost their population with family bonuses or fertility targets do not always have a long-term impact and could even backfire.

“Even when states provide financial incentives or other measures intended to boost fertility, they are not creating the full range of enabling conditions that people say they need to have families,” the report said. “Some evidence also suggests that current efforts to increase fertility ...