>"Hello. Today we look at how Nordic countries are bucking the trend of slowing population growth, how Hong Kong is losing out to Singapore and how elections affect economic outcomes."

"In the past, a higher fertility rate in China’s rural areas compensated for a low rate in its cities – but demographers say that is no longer the case."

"Economic opportunities, social norms and expanding education and employment options for many women help explain why U.S. fertility has slowed in the late 20th and early 21st centuries."

"As the Chinese government has started to worry about the country’s low population growth, it has progressively relaxed its family-planning policy. Policymakers should now go further, and provide a significant financial reward to parents of _...Read More_

"America is seeing a "baby bust" as women put off having kids during the pandemic. It could mean lower growth over the long term — or a delayed boom."