Tag: birth rate
Giving money to new parents won’t fix the issue. In recent weeks, the government released provisional data for 2024 that show the birth rate remains low in the U.S., and reports suggest that the Trump administration wants to encourage Americans to get married and have more babies. First the facts. Fertility rates have generally been…
Policies tried by countries like Sweden might prevent the fertility rate from falling further. The decline in the fertility rate is a significant development, not just in the U.S. but around the world. Some laud the trend as an example of women’s ability to control their destiny; others decry it as an economic catastrophe. Regardless…
