Just because fertility is declining globally doesn't mean it's a mystery.
Our minds seek "the one true cause" for falling birthrates. If we accept the reality that fertility is multifactored, everything makes more sense.
See my newest article!
(Chart ht @pablogguz_)
@MoreBirths@pablogguz_ Great summary.
-Pro Faith
-Pro Family
-Matchmaking
-Shorter Cheaper Focused Education
-Cheap starter housing, QOL in the Suburbs
-Job opportunities for the young marrieds
@RichardHanania@Noahpinion Is this a gross number or net? GDP of course goes up.
So does congestion at the midtown tunnel .
I’ve read we lose money on some (Somalis) and make money on others (Google founders )
@GB23559@RodDMartin To be exact, it means 3.55m girls 100/210 and 3.95 m boys.
I was spitballing the female to male ratio, which is disputed regardless.
Anyway, China will struggle to have a TFR of 1, and with only 3.55m girls, that implies a population way below 300m by 2100.
@GB23559@RodDMartin Less than 1/2 the kids born in China are girls because Chinese parents kill many girls before they are born.
As you are in 2nd grade they probably have kept you in the dark on that. Lol
@BBillDavis@DouthatNYT China is good at making more of many things, except Chinese people.
America is going to remain the GOAT. Maybe India has a shot in 70 years.