If we set these advantages aside and assume we want to increase birth rates, how could that be accomplished? Some experts have focused on child tax credits and subsidized childcare. Although Millennials have done well economically, their economic success is based almost exclusively on Millennial women earning more. That creates a squeeze when heterosexual couples are ready to have children, suggesting that making childcare more affordable might increase the birth rate. Still, in-depth analyses by economists have concluded that financial considerations are not the primary reason for the decline
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