You did not quote any evidence that inequality is linked to low birth rates. Not surprising, because as far as I know, there is none. There are many theories o

You did not quote any evidence that inequality is linked to low birth rates. Not surprising, because as far as I know, there is none. There are many theories of why we have "lowest-low" fertility: * The gender transition has left women juggling jobs and family ("gender equity theory") [1] * Elite norms changed, originally among population planners, who pushed societies to lower their birth rate; [2] * Increasing individualism (the "second demographic transition") [3] Inequality is not one of them. [1] e.g. McDonald, P., 2000. Gender equity, social institutions and the future of fertility. Journal of population Research, pp.1-16. [2] Caldwell, J.C., 2006. The globalization of fertility behavior. Demographic Transition Theory, pp.249-271. [3] Van de Kaa, D.J., 1987. Europe's second demographic transition. Population bulletin, 42(1), pp.1-59.