#84 – Dean Spears on the Case for People
From Hear This Idea by Fin Moorhouse and Luca Righetti
November 1, 2025 · 1h 43m · Episode 84
About this episode
Dean Spears discusses the importance of population and progress in his work on economic demography.
Dean Spears is an an Economic Demographer, Development Economist, and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. With Michael Geruso , Dean is the co-author of After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People . You can see a full transcript and a list of resources on the episode page on our website . We're back from a hiatus! We still intend to post new episodes, but less frequently from now. You can get in touch through our website or on Twitter . Thanks for listening.
People in this episode
Guest: Dean Spears
Topics covered
- Economic Demography
- Development Economics
- Population
- Progress
Keywords
- After the Spike
- University of Texas at Austin
- Michael Geruso
Mentioned in this episode
Products: After the Spike
Books & works: After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People
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