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On this episode, Jessica Carges chats with Catherine Pakaluk on her latest book, Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth (regnery.com/9781684514571/hannahs-children/) (2024). Pakaluk describes the economic consequences of dropping fertility rates, explores the reasons for why women choose to have children, explains how we can increase fertility rates, and more.
Catherine Pakaluk (https://business.catholic.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-profiles/pakaluk-catherine/index.html) is the Director of Political Economy and an Associate Professor at The Catholic University of America. Her primary areas of research include economics of education and religion, family studies and demography, Catholic social thought and political economy.
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On this episode, Jessica Carges chats with Catherine Pakaluk on her latest book, Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth (regnery.com/9781684514571/hannahs-children/) (2024). Pakaluk describes the economic consequences of dropping fertility rates, explores the reasons for why women choose to have children, explains how we can increase fertility rates, and more.
Catherine Pakaluk (https://business.catholic.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-profiles/pakaluk-catherine/index.html) is the Director of Political Economy and an Associate Professor at The Catholic University of America. Her primary areas of research include economics of education and religion, family studies and demography, Catholic social thought and political economy.
If you like the show, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell others about the show! We're available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Virtual Sentiments (mercatus.org/hayekprogram/virtual-sentiments) , a podcast series from the Hayek Program, is streaming. Subscribe today and listen to season three, releasing now!
Follow the Hayek Program (twitter.com/hayekprogram) on Twitter: @HayekProgram
Learn more about Academic & Student Programs (asp.mercatus.org/)
Follow the Mercatus Center (twitter.com/mercatus) on Twitter: @mercatus
CC Music: Twisterium
