Perhaps wealthy women who choose not to work do have more children but the pattern is not visible in aggregate data because it is concentrated in specific geographic and social regions, not broadly distributed across wealthy populations.

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Speaker

Bethany McLean

Evidence Quote

maybe maybe maybe that data point does support your argument I guess I was just thinking that you would you would see you you would see and maybe it's too soon also but you would see across the board more women who who have chosen to stay home having having more children and you know maybe that is happening um in some places in the country just not in wealthy urban areas

Source

The Fertility Crisis: Capitalism's Next Challenge, with Sir Niall FergusonStigler Center
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:34:44 AM

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