Family benefits public spending: Centralization or decentralization?

In order to overcome negative demographic trends in the Russian Federation, measures to stimulate the birth rate have been developed and financed at the federal and sub-federal levels. At the moment, on the one hand, there is a tendency to centralize expenditures for these purposes at the federal le...

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Published inJournal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development Vol. 8; no. 10; p. 7881
Main Authors Sedova, Marina, Guz, Natalya, Dorofeev, Mikhail, Balynin, Igor, Burdelova, Tatyana, Mikhaylov, Alexey
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.09.2024
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Summary:In order to overcome negative demographic trends in the Russian Federation, measures to stimulate the birth rate have been developed and financed at the federal and sub-federal levels. At the moment, on the one hand, there is a tendency to centralize expenditures for these purposes at the federal level, on the other hand, the coverage of the subjects of the Russian Federation, which introduce sub-federal (subnational) maternity capital (SMC), is expanding. The study was recognized to answer the question: whether the widespread introduction of SMC is justified, whether the effect of its use depends on the level of subsidization of the region and the degree of decentralization of expenditures.
ISSN:2572-7923
2572-7931
DOI:10.24294/jipd.v8i10.7881