Occupations, fertility, men, and politics
In response to my prior post on the fertility rates of American women by occupation, some asked for the results for men, and others pointed out that there seems to…
Want children? Marry a telemarketer or maid, avoid librarians and web developers
In a world of declining fertility, we have to ask ourselves why it is so declining. I've spent many posts on that question. We could also ask instead, how do…
What really predicts fertility? A principled look at country time series data
We have an endless amount of articles trying to show that this or that variable is a plausible causal candidate, and hopefully something we can do something about practically speaking.…
Explaining Poland’s fertility paradox
You have probably seen this map: It regularly goes viral on X with the usual abortion debate to follow. The source is this site, where we can also learn that this…
Dysgenics for whom?
Some time ago, we published studies showing that the negative correlation between intelligence and fertility varies by other factors. Specifically, we found that it varies by religiousness and conservatism, in…
Are dogs good or bad for fertility?
In August last year, I wrote a post about our then new study about people's pet preferences and various human differences: Prior research found that pet preferences and ownership relates…
Ask me questions 2 (paid subs)
Back in February, I ran the first ask me questions post for paid subs. I guess it's time for another one. Hopefully, you guys have come up with some new…
Babymaxxing
And so the day came, August 12, our first child joined the world: Given how great early life interventions work, I started immediately with important topics like British history: Kidding…
What doesn’t explain the post-COVID fertility decline?
I've been writing about fertility for a while. Of recent interest is the COVID or post-COVID fertility decline. Birth Gauge compiles the most up to date TFR (total fertility rate)…
Can we boost fertility with paid leave?
In every country some women get pregnant and give birth from time to time, and there is some kind of social support system in place for taking care of the…