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Melissa S. Kearney

@kearney_melissa

Economics Professor at U. of Maryland; Director of @AspenEcon; Mom of 3; from NJ; author of “The Two-Parent Privilege”

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New op-ed from our incoming colleague Melissa Kearney (Melissa S. Kearney) and former Notre Dame Economics undergraduate major Luke Pardue in The Hill, "Creating tax reform that is both pro-work and pro-family." Check it out: thehill.com/opinion/financ…

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Thanks Susannah Petitt! Profs - I love hearing students’ reactions and perspectives! If you discuss the book in your class, please reach out and let me know how it goes.

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Next Wednesday, the AESG will host Michael Geruso & Spears to discuss their forthcoming book on this topic, “After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People.” Register to attend in-person or via livestream here: economicstrategygroup.org/event/after-th…

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The push for an American baby boom | On Point I enjoyed the opportunity to discuss the decline in US fertility & potential responses on ⁦NPR⁩ with ⁦UNC-Chapel Hill⁩ Karen Guzzo - wbur.org/onpoint/2025/0…

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Even NYT is noticing: Too many boys-esp. low-income ones-don't have men in their lives. 3 exceptions where boys encounter men: ✔️ Scouts ✔️ Sports ✔️ Church

Even NYT is noticing:

Too many boys-esp. low-income ones-don't have men in their lives. 3 exceptions where boys encounter men:

✔️ Scouts
✔️ Sports
✔️ Church
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New NBER working paper from our colleague Melissa Kearney (Melissa S. Kearney), joint with Phillip Levine. "Why is Fertility So Low in High-Income Countries?" NBER working paper 33989. Check it out: nber.org/papers/w33989

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"This demographic issue is poised to potentially remake so much of our society in ways that people just don't seem to be thinking about," said Kearney, the University of Notre Dame economist. “This should not be ideological." Really, this should not be ideological.

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Shoot. None of the dozens of solicitation emails or texts I received for annual giving from Princeton University last month mentioned this professor teaching that “capitalism sucks” and actively working to radicalize students to dismantle the university. 😳 Any comment from Princeton University ?