Plausibly Exogenous [1206] - Baby Bonus (05/22/2023)
LHS Variable
Child birth
RHS Variable
Government policy
Source of Exogenous Variation
A unique policy change in Australia. In 2004, the Australian government announced that children born on or after July 1, 2004 would receive a $3000 “Baby Bonus.”
- Gans and Leigh (2009), “Born on the first of July: An (un) natural experiment in birth timing”