The Population Collapse Has Already Started

Birth rates are falling across the world. In many countries, populations are already shrinking, schools are closing, and labour shortages are growing. Why is this happening, and can it be reversed? This video examines the causes and consequences of population decline and what it could mean for the future of the global economy. 0:00 What's Going On? 1:38 Effective Fertility 2:45 Wrong Forecasts 3:21 Smartphones 5:33 Economic Costs 7:05 We're Ageing 7:41 Peer Pressure 8:49 Role of Women 9:17 Cheaper Housing! 10:31 Problems of Lower population 11:55 Benefits of Lower population ► Please SUBSCRIBE! https://www.youtube.com/c/economicshe... #Population #Demographics #Economics #Fertility #PopulationCollapse #BirthRates #EconomicGrowth #AgeingPopulation #EconomicsHelp Sources https://substack.com/home/post/p-1992... https://lymanstone.substack.com/p/the... Lyman Stone https://lymanstone.substack.com/p/the... https://www.pewresearch.org/social-tr... https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/... https://www.economist.com/internation... https://www.economist.com/leaders/202... https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... https://courage.media/2024/09/04/poli... https://www.ggd.world/p/what-prevents... https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/202... ABOUT ----------- ► https://www.economicshelp.org was founded in 2006 by Tejvan Pettinger, who studied PPE at Oxford University and teaches economics. He has published several economics books, including: ► Economic Short Cuts https://amzn.to/3IgxupC ► 50 Essential Economic Ideas https://amzn.to/3IgxndG ► Cracking Economics. https://www.economicshelp.org/shop/cr... ► What Would Keynes Do? Amazon https://amzn.to/2xShqq4 ► Economics Without the Boring Bits https://amzn.to/48T1hA9