Social contagion and fertility: seeing your boss have kids makes you likelier to follow
EleanorOlcott · x · 2026-10-08
Eleanor Olcott highlights a deep dive from Cambridge Cavendish on the "social contagion" effect on low fertility: employees who see their bosses having children are more likely to have children themselves. Shared with the quip that TSMC is pumping out both AI chips and babies.
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