Tag: declining fertility rate
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…
Is the drop in fertility due to the Great Recession or is it a permanent change? The fertility rate has enormous implications for the size of our workforce and for the finances of the Social Security system, which operates largely on a pay-as-you-go basis. A decline in the fertility rate would reduce the number of…
