Do We Need More Babies?
Last month I hiked through the Swiss mountains, paraglided into Davos, snuck through security, then gave a talk on the macroeconomic, social and political implications of falling fertility.
Feedback is always welcome. Summary below 👇
My Essays on Fertility
Relationship frictions
What Prevents & What Drives Gendered Ideological Polarisation?
Ghosting the Patriarchy: Female Empowerment and the Crisis of Masculinity
Intensive parenting and the educational arms race
What caused East Asia’s rapid fall in fertility? (over the 1960s and 70s)
Fertility is a collective action problem. Can it be tackled with taxation?
So delighted and impressed to see you presenting your wonderful work at Davos.
My take is that our society is fundamentally hostile to children. Parents want to spend time with their kids and see them grow up in supportive and flourishing community. That our society cannot provide this is, I suspect, the main reason for the declining number of children.