Many thanks to my friend Adelin in Singapore who shared this link with me: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1108833/1/.html
We were discussing baby bonuses and fertility rates between her country (Singapore) and mine (Canada).
Here's some food for thought - since Canada also has a low birth rate, do you think something like a baby bonus scheme would work for Canadians? Why or why not? Do you like the idea of a baby bonus scheme? Why or why not? Do you have any other thoughts on the idea? And if you are from a country outside of North America, what is your country's birth rate?
For reference, Canada's fertility rate as of 2010:
- http://www.indexmundi.com/canada/total_fertility_rate.html
- http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=sp_dyn_tfrt_in&idim=country:CAN&dl=en&hl=en&q=canada%27s+fertility+rate
Sustainable birth rate:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_fertility_rate#Replacement_rates (2.1 for industrial countries)
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