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Smarter men are putting off having children until later in life but are still having more children, say economists

phys.org Smarter men are putting off having children until later in life but are still having more children, say economists

A pair of economists at the Ragnar Frisch Center for Economic Research in Norway has found that men who score higher on IQ tests tend to put off having children longer than men who score lower—and yet they still mange to have more children than their lower-scoring associates. In their study, reporte...

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I don't know that I'm smarter than average, but I do think it was smart of my wife and I to wait until our 30s to have a child. We got to spend our 20s as an independent couple and enjoy it and then, when we were settling down, we got to raise a child, the best thing that ever happened to me, when we were able to do so without sacrificing too much.

Anyone having kids in this era are none too smart.
- In one sense, you're absolutely right. It's crazy to think about bringing a kid into this world.
  In another sense, if we don't add to the world by raising GOOD people, we are contributing to its demise.