Catherine Pakaluk, assistant professor, social research and economic thought, was quoted in Catholic News Agency about a report that showed the economic shock caused by COVID-19, and social effects of the pandemic, could trigger a sharp decline in births.
...Those predictions should not be dismissed, Dr. Catherine Pakaluk, a professor of social research and economic thought at the Catholic University of America, told CNA, noting that economic uncertainty can have a direct correlation with the birthrate. "The money and the numbers tend to correlate with all the things we think matter for human flourishing,” she said, such as the “ability to grow and form families.”...
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