tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25206081.post379311042416875607..comments2024-02-05T04:09:55.009-08:00Comments on Maya's corner: My fears about the future of Europe and the worldMaya Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25206081.post-79148500279114059992016-11-21T12:51:20.828-08:002016-11-21T12:51:20.828-08:00Thank you! I hope you are right.Thank you! I hope you are right.Maya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25206081.post-75276490217812624642016-10-15T17:39:48.960-07:002016-10-15T17:39:48.960-07:00However (I posted before I finished) I think the e...However (I posted before I finished) I think the evidence is fairly good that population growth will decline and total population level off; given that the world continues to develop economically, this is what to expect. In a high income country, the opportunity cost of havig a child is much higher, both from direct expenses (education, health care, etc.) and forgone workplace opportunities for mothers. Economist Gary Becker observed that with economic advance, people invest more in their children, substituting quality for quantity. The empirical evidence is that this holds regardless of other factors, such as culture.<br /><br />Of course, continuation of economic development and growth presumes we don't kill ourselves by adopting socialism and war.Charles N. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591239571590092531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25206081.post-33806319384182768482016-10-15T17:33:34.029-07:002016-10-15T17:33:34.029-07:00Quite thoughtful analysis. If Pax Americana reall...Quite thoughtful analysis. If Pax Americana really is over, the world will be engulfed in war. There are two many tyrants in second class powers who will try to fill the vacuum.Charles N. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591239571590092531noreply@blogger.com