Will Covid cause a baby boom?

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227 回視聴・ 8いいね・ 2020/06/27

The coronavirus pandemic will surely have massive effects on many aspects of our lives, but how will it affect birth rates? Some people seem to think people being at home will lead to a baby boom. However, worries of disease and economic devastation will instead likely lead to a decline in births, a “baby bust”.

Sources:

www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/vsrates1940_60.pdf (page 60)
www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/bi…
www.brookings.edu/research/half-a-million-fewer-ch…

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