The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the NewsWhat nobody mentions in the return-to-office debate: babies
Centre for Population Changeđź’» NEW VIDEO - last week, Julia Behrman from Northwestern University delivered our #CPCCGWebinar, exploring changing norms around having #children
She discussed how having children is no longer seen as something everyone is expected to do, but more as optional and contingent shaped by circumstances
https://youtu.be/qXziDL3gWFM?si=ZI-tVwdA6mo0FIF_
#demography #sociology #fertility #childbearing #family #population #socialtrends #gender #relationships #marriage #parenthood #lifechoices #society #economics #birthrates
Mapping the strength & character of the norm to have children: Evidence from the US - Julia Behrman
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseNew York Times: Women Are Falling in Love With A.I. It’s a Problem for Beijing. This link goes to a gift article. “China’s ruling Communist Party wants young women to prioritize getting married and having babies. Instead, many of them are finding romance with chatbots. It is complicating the government’s efforts to reverse the country’s shrinking population and a birthrate hovering at […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/01/new-york-times-women-are-falling-in-love-with-a-i-its-a-problem-for-beijing/
New York Times: Women Are Falling in Love With A.I. It’s a Problem for Beijing.
New York Times: Women Are Falling in Love With A.I. It’s a Problem for Beijing. This link goes to a gift article. “China’s ruling Communist Party wants young women to prioritize getting marri…
📉 When data from the Office for National #Statistics #ONS confirmed a continued fall in #fertility rates across England and Wales, CPC-CG members were called upon to provide expert comment, with CPC-CG Director Professor Jane Falkingham describing it as "a really transitional moment" in The Guardian.
Read a round-up of our members' contributions on p.4 of the latest issue of our newsletter, Changing Populations:
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/WzAYgcw05ELXCdXJ?ref=Link
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
Baby Bust - Economics Observatory
This week at the Economics Observatory, we explore issues around falling fertility and ageing populations – from why people in rich countries are having fewer children to the global economic consequences, and how demographic factors such as age shape wellbeing.
📉 #Education, #economic uncertainty and changing #genderroles are among the factors that have played a part in falling #fertility rates. Keeping the combination of causes in mind is essential for designing effective #policy responses
CPC-CG members Professor Ann Berrington and Professor Hill Kulu examine the evidence in a new #Economics Observatory article out today ⤵️ https://www.economicsobservatory.com/from-costs-to-culture-whats-behind-falling-fertility-in-rich-countries
#fallingfertility #decliningbirthrates #demography #socialsciene #birthrates #pronatalist #pronatal
From costs to culture: what’s behind falling fertility in rich countries? - Economics Observatory
Fertility rates have fallen rapidly in the UK and other high-income countries in recent years. Education, economic uncertainty and changing gender roles are among the factors that have played a part. Keeping the combination of causes in mind is essential for designing effective policy responses.
Out now - the new issue of Changing Populations, the #ESRC Centre for #Population Change and Connecting #Generations newsletter magazine.
Rounding up our members' activities over the last six months, we cover how we are contributing to the debate across the #UK and #Europe on the #demographic challenges affecting our society.
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/WzAYgcw05ELXCdXJ?ref=Link&loc=play
#demography #socialsciences #migration #fertility #forecasting #ageing #intergenerational #socialpolicy #grandparents #sleep #paygap #birthrates
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Nevis IslandSt. Kitts and #Nevis PM Drew has revealed plans to bring a government submission to Cabinet aimed at addressing declining #birthrates, framing it as an #investment in families, future generations, and national stability. https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/st-kitts-pm-to-propose-measures-aimed-at-increasing-the-nations-birth-rate/
