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.
Demographics: Portland OR colleges see continued enrollment drops
Oregon college and universities see continuing enrollment declines. To them it's a mystery, but it's not.
Climate: Eliminate parking to fix the climate
To fight climate change, Austin joins other cities in eliminating parking space requirements at housing developments.