The Fertility Bribe: Will Cash Incentives Be Enough to Reverse Declining Birth Rates? Vietnam's latest attempt to boost birth rates involves allocating $68 million to women who have more than one child under 35.
This policy follows in the footsteps of governments worldwide and high profile individuals like Elon Musk, who are trying to reverse declining fertility rates with cash incentives.
At first glance, this policy seems straightforward: pay women to have more babies. However, upon closer inspection, the stipulations reveal a more complex landscape.