FACTORS AND DIRECTIONS OF THE IMPACT OF THE RETIREMENT AGE INCREASE ON THE BIRTH RATE
The paper is written to identify and analyze the factors of fertility associated with the increase in the retirement age in Russia, and the direction of their influence. The study is based on the results of the author's sociological survey of women of reproductive age, conducted in all federal districts of the country. A total of 601 women were interviewed. The survey helped to identify four factors that can contribute to increasing the birth rate, the main of which is the possibility of early retirement if you have three or more children, and seven factors that can reduce fertility, the main of which is highlighted: the reduction of possibilities of assistance in childcare (“sit” with the child) continue to work and grandparents, the general decline in living standards of the population and the need to conserve her energy for work, the period of which increased. The study allowed the author to create a model of the impact of increasing the retirement age on the birth rate. This model can be used to improve the pension policy in Russia and to develop government measures aimed at increasing the birth rate.