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Category Archives: Population
Japanese Population Bomb Meets Japanese Investing Bomb
Fortune - Japan: the next global time bomb? We try to avoid hyperbole as much as possible at Hedgeye, the research firm where I work as an analyst. But after researching Japanese demographics and pension obligations, we have to say … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Population
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Suicidal Path Reconsidered
Looming population crisis forces China to revisit one-child policy: More than 30 years after China’s one-child policy was introduced, creating two generations of notoriously chubby, spoiled only children affectionately nicknamed “little emperors,” a population crisis is looming in the country. … Continue reading
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Malthus, Population and Global Warming
Walter Russel Mead ties it all together. Doing What Comes Naturally: In the many, many years that have passed since I was a promising young sprout in pundit school the world has suffered through one Malthusian panic attack after another. … Continue reading
John Holdren, Obama’s science czar, advocated totalitarian measures to address overpopulation
Via Ace of Spades, Zombietime has unearthed a book of environmental extremism written by Obama’s science czar, John Holdren, and co-authors Paul and Anne Ehrlich. The book, Ecoscience: Population, Resources, Environment, advocates extreme measures such as forced abortions and forced … Continue reading
Retiree dependency ratio by country
Financial Times – The red ink of a greyer future: Once the recession passes, countries will need to work on closing their gaping fiscal deficits without triggering further collapses in output. They will also need to service bloated national debts. … Continue reading
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Responses to Jonathon Porritt’s polemic on limiting the number of children
From Ann Althouse: “The Optimum Population Trust… says each baby born in Britain will… burn carbon roughly equivalent to 2˝ acres of old-growth oak woodland….” Why old-growth oak woodland? Why specify your absolute favorite form of vegetation in comparison to … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Population
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Ebenenezer Scrooge was a Malthusian
TCS Daily – Malthus And Scrooge: “Since you ask me what I wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. I don’t make merry myself at Christmas and I can’t afford to make idle people merry. I help to support the establishments … Continue reading
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“No Country for Young Men” – the Boomers Retire
Megan McArdle looks at likely effects of baby boomer retirement that officially began last week: At one point or another, you’ve probably heard the speculation that once the Boomers start selling their stocks and mutual funds to support their retirement, … Continue reading
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