Comments on: Tyler Cowen on Labor-Leisure Trends

By: Jeff R.

Jeff R. — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:20:51 +0000

Your two short paragraphs there had more insight than Cowen’s whole column. Not his best effort.

By: Andrew'

Andrew' — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 07:53:08 +0000

I think women could learn while raising kids. We should try to make notions like “wait until your education is done and you have achieved partner before you have kids” a thing of the past. I consider it a market failure, and as usual, government subsidizes it instead of common-sense alternatives.

By: Andrew'

Andrew' — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 07:39:45 +0000

I want a post-secondary education system that facilitates children and leisure.

By: asdf

asdf — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 03:04:26 +0000

“cultural pressure to live in a high-status city”

I doubt cultural pressure is the main problem for the middle class. It’s more likely something like:

1) My extended family is already here
2) This is where the good paying jobs are

By: LR

LR — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 14:01:26 +0000

So what you’re saying is that women have agency and make their own choices. “Society” doesn’t control their tradeoffs. I honestly had no idea he was such a leftist.