Yes, that's one of the underlying papers for the NYT column in my post

Ok, the related posts shows an SN Post ( https://stacker.news/items/1511507 ) for an NYTimes article that might reference this working paper.

cryptocoin

I can see the argument. If people spend hours online every day, that's bound to affect relationships one way or another.

Ohtis

Indeed, unlike, say, birth control or a career choice, the iPhone is not being used deliberately to delay or prevent pregnancy. Rather, the birth dearth is exacerbated because the iPhone user is more rapt with the device and the stimulation it provides than by another person. After all, there are only so many hours in the day—and night.

Is the iPhone Birth Control? Causal Evidence from AT&T’s 2007–2011 Carrier Monopoly

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HealthAndFitness

> Indeed, unlike, say, birth control or a career choice, the iPhone is not being used deliberately to delay or prevent pregnancy. Rather, the birth dearth is exacerbated because the iPhone user is more rapt with the device and the stimulation it provides than by another person. After all, there are only so many hours in the day—and night.

Working paper:
*Is the iPhone Birth Control? Causal Evidence from AT\&T’s 2007–2011 Carrier Monopoly*
[https://www.nber.org/papers/w35310](https://www.nber.org/papers/w35310)