294. The Fracking Boom, a Baby Boom, and the Retreat From Marriage

Over 40 percent of U.S. births are to unmarried mothers, and the numbers are especially high among the less-educated. Why? One argument is that the decline in good manufacturing jobs led to a decline in "marriageable" men. Surely the fracking boom reversed that trend, right?

Episode 294 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "294. The Fracking Boom, a Baby Boom, and the Retreat From Marriage" was published on July 6, 2017 and runs 43 minutes.

July 6, 2017 ·43m · Freakonomics Radio

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Over 40 percent of U.S. births are to unmarried mothers, and the numbers are especially high among the less-educated. Why? One argument is that the decline in good manufacturing jobs led to a decline in "marriageable" men. Surely the fracking boom reversed that trend, right?

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