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I remember seeing a study which followed the spread of TV across Brazil and the decline in birth rate. It was the soaps wot dun it. Seeing new role models who
by tuatoru 5y ago
I remember seeing a study which followed the spread of TV across Brazil and the decline in birth rate. It was the soaps wot dun it.
Seeing new role models who had interesting lives, and especially learning that it was possible to withstand pressure from grandparents to have children seemed to be more important than mere availability of contraceptives or education.
IIRC there was a similar effect in Bangladesh, but it was harder to track since TV rolled out more quickly there.
- jsnell 5y agoFor anyone curious, this seems to be the study: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.4.4.1 https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.4.4.1
- tuatoru 5y agoYes, that was it. Thanks! I recall reading about it on an economics blog, which mentioned Bangladesh also. That (Bangladesh) must have been a different study.