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by alexose 3481 days ago
> population stagnation/decline and the multitude of economic problems that come along with it.

I'd be curious to know if there are any good books on the subject. It seems like this is something that we're going to have to figure out in our lifetimes.

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I don't know of any good books on the consequences (so I'd be curious too) but here is a good report if you want to know more about the possible population scenarios: http://webarchive.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/PUB/Documents/IR-08-022....

It's pretty shocking to see how quickly and how far total population would fall if global birth rates eventually decline to the level Europe is at today.

kinda related: the limits to growth