Demographics: Gen Z lack an ability to evaluate risks, and thus, are overcome by anxiety
Study finds Gen Z has a poor ability to evaluate risks in life, and views everything as on or off, with no in between level. Hence, they are anxiety ridden.
Demographics: Revised fertility rate for India – may be 1.6 in 2024
Populations continue to see declines throughout much of the world India's fertility rate is now thought to be as low as 1.6 to 1.7.
Demographics: North Korean leader asks for more babies
North Korea seeks more births as fertility rate is below population replacement level. And they don't have much inbound immigration!
Demographics: Oregon state economists now planning “zero population growth” scenarios
Oregon State economists now using "zero population growth" scenarios for the state's economic planning. The fertility rate is 1.39 and outbound migratioin has recently been high.
Demographics: Plunge in elementary school enrollment in South Korea
South Korea's fertility rate is 1.075. The number of students entering elementary school is in sharp decline.
Demographics, Education: Half of companies eliminating 4-year degree requirement
55% of companies eliminated a 4-year degree requirement in 2023 for some jobs, and 45% will eliminate it in 2024.
Demographics, Finance: The price of happiness
How much money do you need to be happy? How is wealth created?
Demographics: “You can’t even pay people to have more kids”
More evidence that paying people to have kids, or increasing taxpayer funded benefits to those with kids, does not work.
Demographics, finance: Financial literacy not high?
1 in 3 Gen Z borrowers can’t afford to go home for the holidays (cnbc.com) The majority of Gen Zers, 66%, plan to take on debt to get through the…
Demographics: From 2012-19, 19+ California hospitals closed labor and delivery services
Dozens of labor and delivery services have closed in California as the birth rate has been cut in half over past 30 years.