Tag: U.S. fertility rate
Fertility patterns are still unclear and the U.S. lacks adequate child care. House Speaker Paul D. Ryan has urged women to have more babies for the good of the nation. He argues that births are at record low levels and that more kids would improve economic growth and ease the burden of Social Security and…
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…
