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← Japan's decades of stagnation were caused by its shrinking working-age population rather than by its monetary policy.

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Everything filed under demographics demographics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Japan's decades of stagnation were caused by its shrinking working-age population rather than by its monetary policy. Japan's decades of stagnation werecaused by its shrinking working-agepopulation rather than by itsmonetary policy. AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Any theory of the fall in birth rates must explain both the worldwide collapse and the differences between countries, and most theories explain only one. — tap to centre the map on it Any theory of the fall inbirth rates must explain boththe worldwide collapse and thedifferences between countries… AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Birth rates can move in whatever direction a society chooses, whenever it chooses; there is no ratchet. — tap to centre the map on it Birth rates can move inwhatever direction a societychooses, whenever it chooses;there is no ratchet. LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Calling the fall in birth rates a mystery is not humility but obscurantism: there is already a good causal account of it. — tap to centre the map on it Calling the fall in birthrates a mystery is nothumility but obscurantism:there is already a good causal… LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Culture can be changed, so falling birth rates are a fixable problem rather than a one-way ratchet of modernity. — tap to centre the map on it Culture can be changed, sofalling birth rates are afixable problem rather than aone-way ratchet of modernity. AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Demography is about to turn the rich world’s problem from finding a job for every person into finding a person for every job. — tap to centre the map on it Demography is about to turnthe rich world’s problem fromfinding a job for every personinto finding a person for… LP Lant Pritchett — holds since 2023-11-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Expecting AI or longer lives to arrive in time makes people skip having a plan for falling birth rates at all. — tap to centre the map on it Expecting AI or longer livesto arrive in time makes peopleskip having a plan for fallingbirth rates at all. RH Robin Hanson — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Falling birth rates ended cousin marriage in the Arab world by leaving too few cousins, pushing marriage onto individual choice. — tap to centre the map on it Falling birth rates endedcousin marriage in the Arabworld by leaving too fewcousins, pushing marriage onto… AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-02-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Falling birth rates make a society less able to be hopeful, because nihilism creeps in when people have no stake in the future. — tap to centre the map on it Falling birth rates make asociety less able to behopeful, because nihilismcreeps in when people have no… DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Japan's decades of stagnation were caused by its shrinking working-age population rather than by its monetary policy. Holds Alice Evans Read this korrent →