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Having children makes parents happier.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that having children makes parents happier?

Unclear. Two items bear on the claim only partially: an Australian study reports life satisfaction drops during the transition into parenthood, and a German SOEP-based paper argues happier people are more likely to have children, suggesting selection rather than children causing happiness. Neither settles the general claim that having children makes parents happier.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 2 against · Last checked

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Flexible Jobs Make Parents Happier: Evidence from Australia
2020
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Yu, S. & Postepska, A. (2020). Flexible Jobs Make Parents Happier: Evidence from Australia. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3695401

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Happy People Have Children: Choice and Self-Selection into Parenthood -
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Happy People Have Children: Choice and Self-Selection into Parenthood - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10680-016-9389-x

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