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Fast internet fuels more marriages (in Spain)

Fast internet fuels more marriages (in Spain)

Photo by Willian Justen de Vasconcellos on UnsplashNew research (The impact of Next-Generation Broadband: Marriage rates and Assortative mating) shows that next-generation broadband boosts marriage rates, especially among same-sex couples, according to a study from Universidad de Zaragoza economists Miriam Marcén and Marina Morales.Why it matters: As governments invest in digital infrastructure, these findings suggest unexpected social benefits …Read Article

Germany: Each 1% Rise in "Female-Dominated" Jobs = Birth Rates Up .01

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Germany: Each 1% Rise in "Female-Dominated" Jobs = Birth Rates Up .01

Photo by Roman Kraft on UnsplashA study (Job creation, job destruction, and fertility in Germany) by Chen Luo and Ewa Jarosz from the University of Warsaw, just published in Demographic Research, finds that job creation and destruction affect fertility rates differently for men and women in Germany.Women's jobs matter: Creating jobs for women, especially in female-dominated industries like healthcare and education, boosts birth rates.Men's job l…Read Article

A Modest Proposal - Train Local YIMBY (and Others) Groups in Process Improvement

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A Modest Proposal - Train Local YIMBY (and Others) Groups in Process Improvement

Kevin Hawickhorst's “Eisenhower’s Bureaucrats” uncovered how the Bureau of the Budget once taught federal managers systematic process improvement techniques that helped create the most trusted era of American governance. We all know something like that isn’t going to happen anytime soon. However, the skillset and tools of the 40s and 50s, especially the focus on training lower-level workers and management, might have been used elsewhere. What if…Read Article

Zoning out: How regulations drive homelessness

Zoning out: How regulations drive homelessness

Photo by Paul Hanaoka on UnsplashNew research (Homelessness and housing supply) reveals that zoning laws might be making America's homelessness problem worse than we thought (well, most people haven’t been reading the existing research).The big pictureA comprehensive new study finds that restrictive land use regulations directly increase homelessness rates across American cities — and the connection is more complicated than just rising rents.Tha…Homelessness · Sonoma County Read Article

Rural Minamiminowa’s 1.76 Birth Rate and 150 Years of Growth

Rural Minamiminowa’s 1.76 Birth Rate and 150 Years of Growth

According to Yoshitaka Asada's case study "人口が増え続ける村の基層：長野県南箕輪村の事例から (The Foundation of a Village with Continuously Growing Population: A Case Study of Minamiminowa Village, Nagano Prefecture)," while Japan faces a severe nationwide population crisis, Minamiminowa Village in Nagano Prefecture has continuously grown its population for 150 years — a remarkable achievement that offers lessons for rural revitalization in a country where "village ext…Nagano Prefecture · Nagano Prefecture Read Article

17-20% fewer construction workers: Great Recession's lasting scar on housing supply

17-20% fewer construction workers: Great Recession's lasting scar on housing supply

Photo by Tolu Olubode on UnsplashThe 2008 housing crash decimated construction employment in hard-hit areas, creating labor shortages that continue to hamper housing production today, according to new research published in Real Estate Economics. The study, "The scarring of the Great Recession on construction labor and housing supply," examines this issue.The study, by economist Thao Le, finds that regions experiencing severe housing busts during…United States · United States Read Article

Iceland's COVID Baby Surge: Why Third Births Jumped 38% Among Educated Women

Iceland's COVID Baby Surge: Why Third Births Jumped 38% Among Educated Women

Photo by Luca Micheli on UnsplashDuring the height of COVID-19 in 2021, Iceland experienced a surprising rise in fertility rates, with the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) increasing from 1.79 to 1.90 (Statistics Iceland). The trend was short-lived, and researchers Ásdís Arnalds, Ari Klængur Jónsson, and Sunna Símonardóttir investigated whether a parental leave reform or pandemic conditions drove the change in their 2025 paper "The 2021 Baby Boom in I…Iceland · Iceland Read Article

Boston Fed: New England's Housing Crisis as Migration Booms and Construction Lags

Boston Fed: New England's Housing Crisis as Migration Booms and Construction Lags

Photo by Matthew Landers on UnsplashHousing prices in New England have jumped roughly 50% since the start of 2020, putting severe pressure on affordability throughout the region. In "New England's Housing Markets: Supply and Demand Factors Affecting Housing Prices across the Region," a February 2025 report by Sam Shampine of the New England Public Policy Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, data shows that while building permits are inc…Boston, Massachusetts · Boston Read Article

Does Automation Lower Birth Rates? Apparently It Does in China

Does Automation Lower Birth Rates? Apparently It Does in China

Photo by Minku Kang on UnsplashNew research ("Does the rise of robotic technology reduce fertility? Longitudinal evidence from China" by Haiyang Lu, Keya Zeng, and Weiliang Hu) finds that increased exposure to industrial robots in China is associated with declining fertility rates, particularly among young adults, older workers, and those in manufacturing sectors.Why it matters: China's birth rate plummeted to just 1.07 in 2022—well below the re…China · China Read Article

Stable job = more kids: Finland's fertility equation

Stable job = more kids: Finland's fertility equation

Photo by Tapio Haaja on UnsplashA sharp fertility decline among Finnish men reveals growing economic anxiety is fundamentally reshaping family planning decisions, with educational and career paths creating increasingly stark divides, according to "Economic Uncertainty and Men's Fertility: Analysing the 2010s Fertility Decline in Finland by Field of Education and Employment Characteristics" by researchers Julia Hellstrand, Jessica Nisén, and Mikk…Finland · Finland Read Article

Bad Weather Proved It: New Housing Helps All Renters, German Study Shows

Bad Weather Proved It: New Housing Helps All Renters, German Study Shows

Photo by Kankan on UnsplashA new study in the Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics ("The Impact of New Housing Supply on the Distribution of Rents" by Andreas Mense) shows how building new housing affects rental prices. The study uses weather-related construction delays in Germany as a natural experiment.Why it matters: The study provides the first causal evidence that building market-rate housing helps reduce rents even for lower-income …Germany · Germany Read Article

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