Allison Schrager on "The economic concept that explains why young people are having less sex"
Allison Schrager, author of the new book
An Economist Walks into a Brothel, with her latest for Quartz.
❝ There is a long list of things millennials supposedly don’t do. They don’t own homes. They don’t buy cars. They don’t drink. Perhaps most striking of all, they don’t have sex. Or, at least, they don’t have sex at the same rate as the generations before them.
There are many possible reasons for a lack of sex among younger adults these days; some put it down to high student debt and helicopter parenting. But another, more fundamental factor may be at play. It is a simple concept from financial theory that explains all the decisions we make: risk. … [QZ.com]
| ALLISON SCHRAGER is an award-winning journalist at Quartz & author of An Economist Walks into a Brothel.. Watch her discuss "Taking Risks in a Changing Economy" below, and learn more about booking Allison for your next event today. |