Women's entrance into the labor force has massively increased the value of their time and therefore the opportunity cost of having children, which is the big change driving fertility decline

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Luigi Zales

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women have entered the labor force in a massive quantity the the value of their time has skyrocketed and so as a result the the cost of having a child as kired

Source

The Fertility Crisis: Capitalism's Next Challenge, with Sir Niall FergusonStigler Center
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:18:48 AM

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