Abstract
The Great Recession sent an economic shock through American society that reached far beyond the stock and housing markets, including the substantial long-term impact the Great Recession is having on U.S. births. Nearly 2.3 million fewer babies were born in the United States between 2008 and 2013 than would have been expected if pre-recession fertility rates had been sustained (see Figure 1). In each of the last three years, this birth deficit has resulted in nearly 500,000 fewer births.
Publication Date
Winter 12-5-2014
Series
National Fact Sheet No. 26
Publisher
Durham, N.H.: Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Kenneth M., "The Hidden Cost of the Recession: Two Million Fewer Births and Still Counting" (2014). The Carsey School of Public Policy at the Scholars' Repository. 231.
https://scholars.unh.edu/carsey/231
Rights
Copyright 2014. Carsey School of Public Policy. These materials may be used for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study. For all other uses, contact the copyright holder
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.34051/p/2020.224