636. Why Aren’t We Having More Babies?
Episode
50 min
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2 min
Topics
Economics & Policy
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What It Covers
Global fertility rates have fallen by half in fifty years, creating economic and social challenges as countries shift from overpopulation fears to birth dearth concerns.
Notable Moment
Catherine Pekalik, Harvard-trained economist with fourteen children, describes how colleagues assume her large family reflects irrational decision-making despite her professional expertise in rational choice theory.
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