Perhaps the OECD graphic published in the Financial Times on 23rd July should be accompanied by a soundtrack of the Who’s My Generation.
It reveals a huge increase in births outside of marriage since 1970 in most OECD countries. As often the devil is in the detail. Couples are co-habiting and getting married later when legal issues (inheritance loom). In a few countries, Hungary,there are incentives to staying married and having 3 children.
A significant downside not captured are single parents families(obviously not always a downside) and then of course there is the world of LGBTQ. We need another chart..
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