Why Nobody's Having Babies Anymore

About this episode

The episode discusses the global decline in birth rates and its implications for society and the economy.

Birth rates are collapsing, not just in rich countries, but everywhere from Mexico to Tunisia. The FT's John Burn-Murdoch joins us to unpack the surprising culprit, why young people aren't just having fewer kids, they're not even coupling up, and what it means for the future of work, wealth,  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: David McWilliams, John Davis

Guest: John Burn-Murdoch

Topics covered

• birth rates
• demographics
• young people
• future of work
• coupling
• wealth

Keywords

• birth rates
• young people
• coupling
• future of work
• wealth
• demographics
• John Burn-Murdoch

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Places: Mexico, Tunisia

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