Edward Conard

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  • “…a fresh argument for the productive value of inequality.” - David Autor, Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • “Unintended Consequences offers deep and well-argued analyses on almost every issue.” - The New York Times
  • “…a very valuable contribution.” - Larry Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury and director of the National Economic Council, president emeritus, Harvard University
  • “…reminds us that inequality sends a signal of what society lacks most, in America’s case, entrepreneurship and risk taking.” - Lawrence Lindsey, CEO, The Lindsey Group, former Director of the National Economic Council
  • “…a fresh argument for the productive value of inequality.” - David Autor, Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • “…a comprehensive explanation of the modern economy.” - Julian Robertson, Founder, Tiger Management
  • “There are an amazing number of good ideas and interesting points made in Unintended Consequences. The thinking underlying it, and the obvious depth of understanding of the author, are very impressive.” - Steven Levitt, coauthor of Freakonomics; 2004 John Bates Clark Medal
  • “…reminds us that inequality sends a signal of what society lacks most, in America’s case, entrepreneurship and risk taking.” - Lawrence Lindsey, CEO, The Lindsey Group, former Director of the National Economic Council
  • “…a comprehensive explanation of the modern economy.” - Julian Robertson, Founder, Tiger Management
  • “Unintended Consequences is full of substance, it is one of the must-read books of the year, and once I finish it I will be giving it a second read through right away.” - Tyler Cowen, Professor, George Mason University
  • “A full-throated defense of economic dynamism.” - The Wall Street Journal
  • “…a very valuable contribution.” - Larry Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury and director of the National Economic Council, president emeritus, Harvard University
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AI Summary. The share of U.S. 12th graders who say they will likely get married someday fell to 67% in 2023 from 80% in 1993, a decline the Pew Research Center attributes to shifting views among girls. Boys are now more likely than girls to say they want to marry (74% vs. 61%), reversing the 1993 pattern.

Dana Braga Pew Research Center
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Btw 1993 and 2023, the share of American female high school seniors who reported wanting to get married “someday” fell from 83% to 61%. Their male counterparts saw just a 2pp decline to 74%.

Are high school girls now less likely than boys to want marriage?

Core argument: 67% of U.S. 12th graders said in 2023 that they will likely choose to get married someday, down from 80% in 1993, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of University of Michigan survey data.

U.S. high schoolers are less likely now than in the past to say they want to get married someday. And a smaller share today say that they’re very likely to have children if they do get married, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of survey data from the University of Michigan. As of 2023, 67% of the nation’s 12th graders say they’ll likely choose to get married someday, down from 80% in 1993. The drop in the share of 12th graders who say they want to get married reflects shifting views among girls. Boys are more likely than girls to say they want to get married someday (74% vs. 61%), but this wasn’t always the case. In 1993, a larger share of girls (83%) than boys (76%) said they wanted to get married.

Takeaways by Macro Roundup® AI

  1. 67% of U.S. 12th graders said in 2023 that they will likely choose to get married someday, down from 80% in 1993, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of University of Michigan survey data.
  2. Boys in 12th grade are more likely than girls to say they want to marry someday (74% vs. 61%), a reversal from 1993, when 83% of girls and 76% of boys said so.
  3. Pew finds that the decline in 12th graders' stated desire to marry reflects shifting views among girls, and that a smaller share today say they are very likely to have children if they do marry.

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