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To study the causal effect of rising housing costs on fertility, I vary them directly within the model, finding that rising costs since 1990 are responsible for 11% fewer children, 51% of the total fertility rate decline between the 2000s and 2010s, and 7 percentage points fewer young families in the 2010s. Policy counterfactuals indicate that a... See more
Tech company cafeterias remain economically viable as a recruitment strategy despite cost-cutting concerns in post-ZIRP era
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And that is not a reality-entangled point of view at all. The economics are just so absurdly attractive.
Every company has a number and few companies disclose it, but finger to the wind, it's probably like $15 per beneficiary per day of what it costs to provide those services.
And $15 next to the total compensation of an engineer, even at a place
... See moreWalkable urbanism continues to produce robust economic benefits. The report finds that housing sells for a 34% higher price per square foot compared to auto-oriented areas, while the premium for office and multifamily rentals is 47%. These cities have also experienced migration gains from under-35, educated, mobile professionals, who prioritize... See more
Ben Abramson • Why Is It So Difficult To Build Walkable Places?
This one chart from today's podcast guest Jim Egan. Incredible.
The difference between having a ZIRP-era mortgage and not having one. https://t.co/o71SYqgz7s
Fertility among college-educated women hasn't changed much since a generation ago. Fertility collapse is among poor women. In 1994, the average age of a first-time mother without a university degree was 20. Today, two-thirds of women without degrees in their 20s have no children. https://t.co/Ex0WVjcWzI
1/ The 2nd San Francisco gold rush has finally come to an end.
Gone is era of walking into a $200K job at 22 and saving a million by 30.
For decades, a 70th percentile engineer was guaranteed multiple offers as soon as they interviewed in SF.
That era is over.... See more
JD Vance calls the United States anti-child narrative 'pathological,' explains how U.S. culture is encouraging people not to have kids.
This is the best three minutes on declining birth rates, specifically in America, you will see all month.
Vance told a story from when he was on a train... See more
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