also extending this just like so to other countries, yeah, nope. In Finland iPhones were available from summer 2008. 2010 saw a small fertility rate peak, then going into decline.
Jonatan Hildén
Curious about the recent claims that the iPhone led to huge declines in births? @drjenndowd.bsky.social breaks down the analyses and brings some much needed skepticism.
I'm not so convinced. An interesting new paper highlights the power and pitfalls of simple stories
