Cast List: 294. The Fracking Boom, a Baby Boom, and the Retreat From Marriage

294. The Fracking Boom, a Baby Boom, and the Retreat From Marriage

Freakonomics Radio

Episode: 294. The Fracking Boom, a Baby Boom, and the Retreat From Marriage
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Duration: 00:43:58
Published: 2017-07-06 05:00

Over 40 percent of U.S. births are to unmarried mothers, and the numbers are especially high among the less-educated. Why? One argument is that the decline in good manufacturing jobs led to a decline in "marriageable" men. Surely the fracking boom reversed that trend, right?

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