Tanzania was an early, ardent believer in family planning. Now it joins a growing number of developing nations that see potential advantage in having a huge and growing workforce.
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Do Muslim couples in Australia have ‘on average 4.5 children’ while other couples have ‘1.5 children’? Could Australia have a ‘Muslim majority’ in ‘a couple’ of generations? Let’s check the evidence.
Women will now be better informed when it comes to deciding whether it’s worth undergoing another round of IVF.
Incentives to encourage childbearing haven’t worked elsewhere in Asia – can they in China?
A world of warmer weather may be bad news for reproductive health and birth rates.
Are we overscheduling our children even from the moment of their birth? We live in an on-demand world. Movies are shown on request, food is delivered on call and drivers arrive when beckoned. As an economist…
Humanity is on course for a population greater than 11 billion by the end of this century, according to the latest analysis from the UN’s population division. In a simple sense, population is the root…
Observers may be quick to declare social trends “good” or “bad” for families, but such conclusions are rarely justified. What’s good for one family – or group of families – may be bad for another. And…
Giving women equal rights is a critical step in avoiding societal collapse. The main drivers of societal collapse are overpopulation…
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Professor, Director of the National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Environmental Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland
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Professor of Social Science and Public Policy, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Honorary Professor of Demography, Macquarie University