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Economist at the @UpjohnInstitute. Research chiefly on "this wild, bizarre, unpredictable, hog-stomping, Baroque country of ours". And also rent control.
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Yes, but averages can disguise quite a lot. Time spent looking at screens *together* has probably increased a lot as well.
Patrick Heizer Verified account @PatrickHeizer May 21
There is an interesting tension between "parents of both sexes are spending more time with their kids than ever before" and "steady, multi-year decline in test scores plus a steady rise in mental illness in adolescents."
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It's almost surely true that taxes will go up to cover Social Security and Medicare, but it's also almost surely true that raising taxes on the working age population is going to put further downward pressure on the birth rate....

....eventually necessitating more tax hikes. Rinse, wash, repeat.
Aidan Grogan Verified account @AidanGrogan Apr 28
The fiscal challenges of U.S. population aging and decline may lead to unexpected bipartisan support for tax hikes. My debut article in @CityJournal explains why that’s a misguided approach to our demographic problems.
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Brian Asquith Verified account @basquith827
Do people with happy childhoods have more kids? A paper I'm reading (link below) says:

"No revolution has yet envisioned a future in which everyone who benefits from a healthy, joyful childhood looks forward to sharing in the work of giving one to the next generation"

Here in the US, lots of people feel they had a bad childhood. It seems like impressions of own-childhood happiness might play an important role in number of own children.