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This Week on Family-Studies.org

In the last few days, we’ve featured blog posts about the effect of income on fertility rates, how much time fathers and mothers devote to work and parenting, why healthcare is a family issue, and what George Akerlof (husband of Janet Yellen) has to say about men, marriage, and fatherhood.

Janet Yellen’s Husband on Men, Marriage, and the Family

by Anna Sutherland

George Akerlof, husband of Fed chair nominee Janet Yellen and a Nobel Prize–winning economist, has documented how the decline of marriage and fatherhood affects men's lives for the worse.

How Income Affects Fertility

by Joseph Price

Richer countries have lower fertility rates than poor ones, and high-income families have fewer kids than low-income families do. But two new studies show that when individual families gain money unexpectedly, fertility rises.

How Parents Spend Their Time

by Anna Sutherland

Five highlights from the Pew Research Center’s new analysis of how parents spend their time at work, at home, and at play—and which daily activities fulfill (and exhaust) them. 

Healthcare Is a Family Issue

by Laurie DeRose

Much is stacked against low-income couples—and the lack of health insurance can lead to a break-up. That means healthcare isn’t just about physical, dental, and mental health: it is also about family health.

IFS Around the Web

Senior Fellow W. Bradford Wilcox will participate in today’s AEI-sponsored event “The American family: How a ‘new normal’ is reshaping religion, work, and today’s economy.” Catch the livestream on this page.

Kay Hymowitz, Contributing Editor at Family-Studies.org, criticizes New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio’s campaign rhetoric  in City Journal.
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