Lyman Stone

1 week ago | ifstudies.org | Lyman Stone

Housing is a core part of the family formation process, yet surprisingly little is known about what kinds of houses Americans want for their families. We remedy that gap in our recent report, Homes for Young Families: A Pro-family Housing Agenda, which presents evidence from a survey of nearly 9,000 Americans ages 18-54. Today, apartments as a share of home construction are at their highest level in decades.

2 weeks ago | ifstudies.org | Lyman Stone

Congress is debating an increase to the Child Tax Credit (CTC)—an increase which, if large enough, could meaningfully increase American birth rates. But many people may view a bigger CTC with some trepidation: will throwing more money at births just lead to more children on welfare? Could benefits like this even be dysgenic? In the case of the CTC, the answer is no—a bigger Child Tax Credit will increase the incentive for parents to work.

1 month ago | aei.org | Nicholas Eberstadt |Kevin Corinth |Brad Wilcox |Lyman Stone

Op-Ed Iran’s Seemingly Unstoppable Birth Slump Multimedia Global Population Decline and American Immigration Policy: Eberstadt at Garden State Immigration Policy Webinar Op-Ed A Baby Bonus Is the Wrong Response to Declining Fertility Op-Ed Musk’s High-Tech Polygamy Is a Dead End Post Pro-Natalism Fails vs. Demographic Adaptation Article Progressive Pronatalism: A Quick Q&A With … Philosopher Victor Kumar Article Lessons on Birth Rates: Japan and South Korea Article Birth-Rate Worriers Should...

1 month ago | ifstudies.org | Lyman Stone

In a recent Wall Street Journal article, economist Leonard Lopoo surveyed the international evidence on pronatalist policies, arguing that baby bonuses and other fiscal supports for parents “have proved costly and ineffective.” He concluded that such policies “may convince a couple to have a child earlier than originally planned.… But that’s it.… The government ends up paying for children who were already going to be born.” This view—that financial incentives do not greatly alter fertility...

2 months ago | cartoonshateher.com | Lyman Stone

Heads up, yesterday I announced the launch of personals ads that I’ll be running on this Substack! If you’re single and interested, the instructions for what/how to submit are here.