Economic Growth, Cultural Traditions, and Declining Fertility

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  1. randommathaccount on

    Summary of a working paper by Goldin.
    TLDR: nations around the world have seen a decline in fertility rates and this effect is most pronounced in those nations that saw rapid economic development while maintaining more traditional gender roles. In such nations, men remain attached to their more traditional roles while women embrace their new economic opportunities. This decline in fertility is less pronounced in nations that had or adopted more flexible gender roles.

  2. I_hate_litterbugs765 on

    8 billion humans is enough. 4 billion was actually enough. Pull the ladder up, we’re full. People who are full throttle neoliberal, tell me why I’m wrong.

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