A new paper by Caitlin K. Myers and Ezekiel Hooper finds that the diffusion of the iPhone explains 33 to 52 percent of the decline in the U.S. general fertility rate among women aged 15 to 44. The study uses AT&T's exclusive iPhone contract as a natural experiment, estimating birth reductions of 4.5 to 8.
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Scientists Give Smartphone Age for Kids
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