tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040637484703292737.post2781944638919520155..comments2020-03-24T03:26:00.130-05:00Comments on The Spirit of Enterprise: The demographic imperative: China's labor force has peakedTigerHawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07478818024748287426noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040637484703292737.post-17486360685491683132013-08-25T07:57:15.064-05:002013-08-25T07:57:15.064-05:00It's certainly a worthy question, but the evid...It's certainly a worthy question, but the evidence I've seen (sketchy and scattered, to be sure) indicates that drops in national fertility rates have tended to follow increases in national prosperity and precede increases of welfare programs. It's not necessarily that welfare programs have no effect; they may, though, only potentiate a trend in progress. After all, widespread E Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040637484703292737.post-80809658715320294162013-08-24T12:06:17.061-05:002013-08-24T12:06:17.061-05:00Eric, I have long wondered whether welfare state p...Eric, I have long wondered whether welfare state policies in fact drive lower fertility and thereby their own destruction. The effect of welfare state policies on fertility would be a fascinating social science exercise, but I suspect -- perhaps it is the cynic in me -- that few people in social science would even think of the question, much less be open-minded about their findings.Defending Enterprisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336786850729742227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040637484703292737.post-46119921457618318182013-08-24T09:15:16.447-05:002013-08-24T09:15:16.447-05:00All of the developed world is facing this demograp...All of the developed world is facing this demographic cliff (and the third world's population growth seems to be flattening--are we an aging species?), and the US and Europe also face this with no serious economic growth, albeit for differing reasons.<br /><br />Another thing of interest to me is that of all of the nations in this demographic strait, only the US has (until very recently) beenE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.com