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KMID : 0613620180380030555
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Health Social Welfare Review
2018 Volume.38 No. 3 p.555 ~ p.579
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The Effectiveness of Childbirth Support Policy in 16 Metropolitan Governments
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Lee Jong-Ha
Hwang Jin-Young
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Abstract
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This study empirically analyzes the effectiveness of public policy to increase fertility rate in Korea, using data on 16 metropolitan governments over the period 2009-2016. In order to reflect the public policies of childbirth support in 16 metropolitan governments, we use 2 measures: “the ratio of childbirth support budget to total expenditure” and “childbirth support budget per birth.” As a result of the empirical analysis, the estimated coefficients of childbirth support budget in 16 metropolitan governments show statistically insignificant impact on total fertility rate. However, using the dummy variables of 7 cities and 9 provinces, the estimation results which account for the economic and social characteristics of cities and provinces are interesting. In other words, the estimated coefficients of childbirth support budget in 7 cities have relatively positive and statistically significant impacts on the fertility rate, while the estimated coefficients of childbirth support budget in 9 provinces have relatively negative and statistically significant impacts on the fertility rate. These results suggest that the public policies for increasing the fertility rate until now can be effective relatively only in urban areas. Therefore, each metropolitan government is required to establish differentiated budget and/or public policy considering economic and social characteristics to enhance the fertility rate.
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KEYWORD
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Fertility Rate, Metropolitan Government, Childbirth Support Budget, Panel Model
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