The Atlantic·4 min read·medium
A Popular Explanation for Low Birth Rates Has a Big Problem
M
Marc Novicoff
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Economist Claudia Goldin suggests that men's failure to share housework and childcare is a primary driver of declining birth rates. However, the article notes that evidence linking domestic labor distribution to fertility rates remains inconclusive.
Whether dads do their fair share of the housework appears to have no effect on fertility.
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