Why are people in developed economies having fewer and fewer children? Is it really because raising children is too expensive? Or are there other factors at play? How will declining population rates affect Western economies and societies?
And why are some families bucking this trend, and having five, six, seven, or even eight children? How does having children affect a woman’s long-term happiness?
In this episode, we sit down with social scientist and researcher Catherine Pakaluk, author of “Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth.”
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