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Fast internet fuels more marriages (in Spain)
New research (The impact of Next-Generation Broadband: Marriage rates and Assortative mating) shows that next-generation broadband boosts marriage…
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Germany: Each 1% Rise in "Female-Dominated" Jobs = Birth Rates Up .01
Female-dominated industries drive birth rates up, male job losses drive them down
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One-Third of America: The Spread of 'Rental Desert' Neighborhoods
New study maps how municipal policies create neighborhoods where less than 20% of housing is rentable
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A Modest Proposal - Train Local YIMBY (and Others) Groups in Process Improvement
For ensuring that well-intentioned housing policies don't languish in bureaucratic limbo, and for making them actually deliver results for communities.
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Zoning out: How regulations drive homelessness
New research finds restrictive land use laws directly increase homelessness rates by 9-12%, challenging certain (and more common than it should be…
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February 2025

Rural Minamiminowa’s 1.76 Birth Rate and 150 Years of Growth
How Childcare Innovation, Affordable Living, and Welcoming Traditions Built Japan’s Rural Revival Model
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17-20% fewer construction workers: Great Recession's lasting scar on housing supply
Areas hit hardest by the 2008 crash still can't build enough homes, with labor shortages explaining up to 40% of reduced construction
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Iceland's COVID Baby Surge: Why Third Births Jumped 38% Among Educated Women
Fertility jumped 6% during COVID-19, driven by educated women with higher incomes
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Boston Fed: New England's Housing Crisis as Migration Booms and Construction Lags
Remote work and migration patterns pushed home prices up 50% while building permits struggle to keep pace
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Does Automation Lower Birth Rates? Apparently It Does in China
Chinese workers exposed to industrial robots had 9.4% fewer children, with manufacturing workers seeing a dramatic 28% drop
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Stable job = more kids: Finland's fertility equation
Police Officers (-9%) vs ICT Workers (-41%): How Job Security Shapes Modern Fatherhood
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