The iPhone lowered the birth rate, new paper finds June 10, 2026 (Axios) – How it works: Middlebury College economist Caitlin Myers went beyond those efforts by going back to 2007, when the iPhone launched, and finding some compelling data.
- Back then, Apple’s new device was available only for phones on the AT&T network. The carrier held the exclusive rights until 2011.
- That offered an opportunity to compare areas of the country that had AT&T access with those without. What they found: The...