The global fertility crisis is worse than you think

Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde:

• 2023 was likely the first year in human history when our fertility rate fell below the replacement rate.

• The world population will start falling c. 2055.

• Never seen before, even compared to wars and pandemics.

• The consequences for the world are momentous.

• Let me describe a few of them.


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