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EPISODE · Oct 14, 2025 · 22 MIN

Backstory: Dean Spears on After the Spike: Population, Progress and the Case for People

from Backstory: How Research Papers in Economics Get Made · host UC San Diego

Santiago speaks with Dean Spears, a Professor at University of Texas at Austin. Dean shares the backstory of his new book with Michael Geruso. He tells us how he bridges working across economics, demography and ethics and why he thinks we should all engage in the topic of depopulation. His new book is available here: https://deanspears.net/books/after-the-spike-population-progress-and-the-case-for-people/

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