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Population ebbs and flows are having geopolitical consequences.
Each era has its signature colours: baby boomers’ pastels, millennials’ pink, gen Z’s yellow and neon green – hues that reflect culture and mood as much as fashion.
Despite the hype about a “coronial” baby boom, the pandemic is likely to see many Australians delay or not have children at all.
The Canadian workforce is aging. At the same time, we’re facing a skills shortage. Keeping older workers on the job past 65 is an obvious solution but the federal parties are silent on the topic.
Research shows that unrest, even terrorism, can erupt in poor countries with a surplus of young people and not enough jobs. Can Niger, a once-peaceful sub-Saharan African nation, handle its baby boom?
In a South Australian leaders’ debate, Jay Weatherill and Nick Xenophon disagreed over the extent to which young people are leaving the state in search of better opportunities. We asked the experts.
Too many able-bodied Paraguayans are underemployed, fuelling frustration and entrenching inequality.
As the post-war generation retire, they’re keen to keep learning.
It’s become fashionable to blame those born in the post-war baby boom for all today’s economic woes. But this is unfair – and wrong.
Research shows baby booms are generally bad news for the economy – at least for the boom’s babies.
The problem with Australia’s population ageing is not that there are too many older people – it’s that there are not enough young people to support them. That presents many challenges to Australia’s continued…
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has said he hopes the recently announced Coalition paid parental leave (PPL) scheme will lead to a baby boom. Such hopes are consistent with his earlier expression of support…
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Demographer, POLIS Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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