695. Can the U.S. Close Its Fertility Gap?

Americans are having fewer children than they want. Government attempts to boost birth rates haven’t done much. But new research points to a surprisingly simple way to help — and it starts at home. (Part one of a two-part series.)  SOURCES:Nick Bloom, professor of economics at Stanford University.Melissa Kearney, professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame.Lyman Stone, director of…