The Fertility Crisis and Cultural Answers to it with Daniel Hess SLP592
Description
The global fertility crisis is on with many western and developed nations below replacement fertility. Joining me to discuss this problem is Daniel Hess (aka @MoreBirths on X).
Timestamps:
(00:00 ) - Intro
(00:54 ) - How bad is the global fertility crisis?
(04:50 ) - Implications of low birth rate for future generations
(09:54 ) - Causes for declining global rate of fertility
(11:53 ) - Marriages affecting birth rate
(15:38 ) - Religion affecting birth rate
(17:36 ) - Fertility rate in the East
(21:28 ) - The impact of government policies on fertility rate
(25:47 ) - Sponsors
(27:43 ) - Urban planning & fertility rates
(32:40 ) - The impact of welfare state on fertility rates
(36:00 ) - Taking cues from the fall of Roman empire
(41:16 ) - Insights from the population curve of South Korea
(45:05 ) - Sponsors
(47:30 ) - The ‘3 Child Norm’
(52:57 ) - The lessons from ‘Baby Boomers’
(55:38 ) - Recalibrating expectations
(59:13 ) - The importance of low time preference
(1:04:00 ) - Deregulating childcare
(1:14:20 ) - Outro
Links:
Sponsors:
Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
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