Whereas previous economic shocks such as the oil crisis of 1973 caused a temporary dip in fertility, the 2007-2008 banking meltdown was different because birth rates continued to decline even after the economy started growing again, says to Daniele Vignoli, professor of demography at the University of Florence in Italy. He believes the turbulence a decade and a half ago marks the point at which people’s uncertainty about the future began to take hold.

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    11 year ago

    We got bread and circuses for cheap by way of chinese workers who reduced inflation for consumer items that made us feel like we were still properous, when in fact the opposite was happening.