It is *really hard* to weed about selection bias when dealing with fertility boosts in cities and towns
That said, because we seen other examples in not just Japan, but Korea and even in Europe of towns and cities having a long term focus on family, developing similarish policies helps reduce (not eliminate) that this is selection bias
I would absolutely love to have the time and resources for an academic study to settle the question once and for all thou
isnt this clearly just selection bias?
Might be?
It is *really hard* to weed about selection bias when dealing with fertility boosts in cities and towns
That said, because we seen other examples in not just Japan, but Korea and even in Europe of towns and cities having a long term focus on family, developing similarish policies helps reduce (not eliminate) that this is selection bias
I would absolutely love to have the time and resources for an academic study to settle the question once and for all thou