Nobel Laureate Goldin Says Male ‘Duds’ Are Weighing on Birth Rates
July 20, 2026
With birth rates around the world hitting record lows, politicians, think tanks and intellectuals have offered no shortage of solutions. They want to strengthen the family, expand child tax credits or provide free universal child care.
But Harvard University economist and Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin says they’re overlooking a big part of the problem: dads — or at least the “duds” who give them a bad rap.
