Shrinking states: are we on a path to depopulation? – podcast

The fertility rate in England and Wales has dropped for the third consecutive year. It is a story that is repeated all over the world, two thirds of the world’s population living in countries with fertility in terms of replacement below. The low fertility rates have become a subject of discussion on political law, Elon Musk claiming that the decline of the population is an existential threat to the future of humanity. But for others, the time scales involved are too large to start worrying now. So how should we think of the decline in the population? In the first episode of a two -part series, Madeleine Finlay speaks to Dean Spears, deputy professor of economics at the University of Texas in Austin, and Dr. Jennifer SCIUBBA, President and Chef

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