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  • December 3, 2012
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Birth Rate, Economics, and the Demographic Dividend

Recently I wrote a post about the low U.S. birth rate, comparing the past several generations to make the point that population strongly correlates with economic conditions. That’s still true, but Carl Haub writes for the Population Reference Bureau that, as … Read more →

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  • December 1, 2012
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Humans Adjust Population for Resources

The U.S. birthrate has dropped to its lowest level since 1920, before which reliable records are unavailable. This isn’t too surprising, but it is interesting that the birthrate declined 8% between 2007 and 2010, which is a pretty big decline … Read more →

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