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A Demographer Discovers That More Mothers Are Choosing to Stay

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A demographer discovers that more mothers are choosing to stay home and take care of their own children rather than send them to child care centers. An economist picks up on this information and concludes that GDP will contract as a result. How can this be possible?


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