The US birthrate has dropped to its lowest rate in thirty years. Hans-Peter Kohler, Demography Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and Gretchen Livingston, Senior Researcher at the Pew Research Center and expert on fertility and family demogrphics, join host Dan Loney to discuss the potential reasons behind this decline and the impact it could have on the future economy on Knowledge at Wharton.
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The Dropping Birthrate in the US
with Hans-Peter Kohler and Gretchen Livingston
May 30, 2018
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with Hans-Peter Kohler and Gretchen Livingston
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