The economics of the baby bust with Jesús Fernández-Villaverde

Podcast: Works in Progress Podcast (LS 36 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: The economics of the baby bust with Jesús Fernández-VillaverdePub date: 2025-11-06Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhy are birth rates plummeting across the developing world? Why should we even care about the baby bust? Where can we find the most elastic baby? Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, explains why Japan’s decline might be the best case scenario, the problems with childcare subsidies, why you shouldn’t study David Hume, and why the real fertility crisis isn't in rich countries.You can find Jesús on Twitter (https://x.com/JesusFerna7026/) where he tweets about on economics, history, and demographics, and read about Korea's fertility crisis in the new print edition of Works in Progress http://worksinprogress.co/print.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Works in Progress, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.