📅 NEXT WEEK - 'The Great British #BabyBust: Should we worry about the UK’s falling #birthrate, and can we do anything about it?' hosted by the #ResolutionFoundation.

CPC-CG member Professor Ann Berrington (University of Southampton) and CG member Charles McCurdy (Resolution Foundation) are panellists, discussing why it matters, how, and if #policymakers should respond, and what we can learn from across the globe.

Register to attend in-person or online on Weds 1 April: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/the-great-british-baby-bust/

📰 "A pervasive feeling of uncertainty may be contributing to the #babybust. Ann Berrington, a #demographer at the University of #Southampton, has shown that #childless Britons who think they are faring worse than their #parents at the same age are significantly less likely to expect to have a #baby. #Lowearners are also more likely to remain living at home."

Research by CPC-CG member Professor Ann Berrington is cited in The #Economist.

https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/03/08/ten-years-after-the-eu-referendum-britain-has-become-more-european

#babybust #demography #fertility

This week, the #Economics Observatory published articles on declining #fertility rates, featuring reflections from CPC-CG members Professor Ann Berrington (University of #Southampton) and Professor Hill Kulu (University of #StAndrews) on why people are having fewer #children, particularly in wealthy countries - catch-up in the overview article #BabyBust below ⤵️

https://www.economicsobservatory.com/baby-bust

#demography #population #birthrates #socialsciences #socialpolicy

US Birthrate Hits New Low: Babies Opt for Extended Naptime Instead

#DecliningBirthrate #TooTiredForKids #CDCStats #BabyBust #ThisIsFine By: TheJestPress.com **US Fertility Rate Reaches All-Time Low; Millennials Blame Avocado Toast, Gen Z Blames Climate Anxiety, Boomers Just Glad It’s Not Their Problem** In shocking-but-not-shocking news, the CDC announced today that the US fertility rate has plummeted to a record-breaking low, with 2024 seeing fewer babies born than…

http://thejestpress.com/2025/07/24/us-birthrate-hits-new-low-babies-opt-for-extended-naptime-instead/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

How the #BabyBust Will Reshape the World : Medium

See Why Everyone Gets the #MontyHall #Puzzle Wrong : Sci Am

Enough With the Arrogant Attitudes Towards #Extreme #Heat : WIRED

Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

"In 2023, StatsCan released a comprehensive study on the cost of having a child, putting the average at a gobsmacking $350,000 over 17 years. ... All of these stats come from data collected in 2017, which means it doesn’t account for a 30 per cent rise in the cost of living over the last seven years or the current real estate market."

#OneAndDone #Population #BabyBust #Immigration

https://shorturl.at/tX039

The new show which pits Boomers against Gen Xers against Millennials against Gen Zers may be forced to come to a halt. Why? Because of the scarcity of Gen Xers.

When Gen X was in its infancy, it was firstly called the baby bust. That’s because there was a sharp drop off in babies after the baby boom. So obviously, to begin with, there were a lot fewer Gen Xers.

Then, to add to the scarcity, Baby Boomers and Millennials both spread their range into the Gen X territory, making Gen X even scarcer.

And now, this generational trivia show has siphoned off all the remaining Gen Xers who are good at trivia and can handle being on camera. With no one left to carry the torch for Gen X, filming of this new show has ground to a halt.

For commentary we asked gen Xer, John Abelson what he thought of this kerfuffle. All he did was ask “Is that camera on?” We finally told him it wasn’t. Then he said, “It has a light on. Is that camera on?” We gave up after our deadline for reporting had passed.

We asked the other Gen Xer Tracey Tyson if she would be interested in carrying the torch for Gen X. She said, “As sure as the British won the American Revolution, I will out trivia anyone,”

So now CTV is scrambling to try to put something together. They are thinking of changing the name to “Battle of the Significant Generations”. After all there are still some Silent generation people around who were never included in this show. Of course, if they were included, they wouldn’t be very silent.

#baby-boom #baby-boomers #baby-bust #battle-of-the-generations #british-won-american-revolution #ctv #gen-xers #gen-zers #generational-trivia-show #millennials #silent-generation

https://larryrusswurm.com/2023/07/22/battle-of-the-generations-to-be-called-off/