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From classrooms to clinics, people are already using AI to solve challenges in their everyday lives. At the AESG's recent book talk, Josh @Tyrangiel and @kearney_melissa explored what lessons we can draw from these examples of individuals enacting an “AI for Good” agenda today.

Watch the full discussion here: https://t.co/YXuG8FScat

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TODAY at 9:00 a.m. ET
Tune in as author Josh Tyrangiel discusses his new book, "AI for Good: How Real People are Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Things That Matter."

👉Join the livestream here: https://t.co/2mFoDNRuC3

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Explore the full volume here: https://t.co/BL9weofWKP

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The AESG's latest volume, Demographic Headwinds: The Economic Consequences of Lower Birth Rates and Longer Lives, was cited in the Joint Economic Committee's newly-released 2026 Joint Economic Report.

Examining how below-replacement level fertility rates impact labor supply and economic growth, the report draws on analysis from @lisajdettling and @parduel:
"Increased fertility as a solution also comes with near- and mid-term increases in government outlays (for example, public education, government-subsidized healthcare, and supplemental nutrition), while the fiscal benefits arise in the long-term."

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NEXT WEEK: Join the AESG for "AI for Good: A Conversation with Josh Tyrangiel" featuring Josh @Tyrangiel and @kearney_melissa

🗓️ Tuesday, June 9, 2026
🕘 9:00 a.m. ET
📍Washington, DC & Livestream

Register to attend in person or watch online here: https://t.co/Q48XJI4fIB

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Join us Tuesday, JUNE 9 at 9 AM in Washington, DC

AI for Good: A Conversation with Josh Tyrangiel

Register to attend in person or watch online here:
https://t.co/Q48XJI4fIB

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JOINS US: JUNE 9, 9:00 - 10:00am ET

AESG Director @kearney_melissa will sit down with Josh @Tyrangiel for a discussion of his new book, AI for Good: How Real People Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Things That Matter.

Register to attend in person or watch online:
https://t.co/yKoaC1v9UU

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Read the papers in this new volume here:
https://t.co/BL9weofWKP

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How will falling fertility rates hurt the economy?
"The worry is about a shrinking population in a less dynamic economy that delivers the continued increase in living standards that we’ve become accustomed to."

AESG Director @kearney_melissa spoke with @SoumayaKeynes @FT on The Economics Show podcast about the AESG's recent volume, "Demographic Headwinds: The Economic Consequences of Lower Birth Rates and Longer Lives."

Listen to the full episode here:
https://t.co/0wYTW6fli2

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Watch @jeffreypclemens @UCSDEcon’s Q&A about his paper here:
https://t.co/94aZN9deMA

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Roughly half of US counties lost population between 2010 and 2020, a trend driven overwhelmingly by declining fertility rather than changes in migration.

In his AESG paper, "Implications of Low Fertility and Declining Populations for the Operations of US State and Local Governments," @jeffreypclemens @UCSDEcon examines the challenges that population decline pose for state and local governments.

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Read @jeffreypclemens @UCSDEcon’s paper, "Implications of Low Fertility and Declining Populations for the Operations of US State and Local Governments," here:
https://t.co/FQiGcZfjWh

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See the AESG’s complete series, “Demographic Headwinds: The Economic Consequences of Lower Birth Rates and Longer Lives,” here:
https://t.co/BL9weofWKP

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The discussion of population decline is often dismissed, minimized, or even welcomed with arguments that downplay its urgency because of the proposed environmental benefits.

In his recent AESG paper, "The Environmental Benefits of Low Fertility and Population Decline are Overstated," Kevin Kuruc @middecon addresses the idea that a shrinking population might offer environmental benefits, characterizing this idea as a common misconception.

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Watch Kuruc discuss his paper in a video interview here:
https://t.co/oGZiBVb0hH