Economist Dr. Clara Piano talks about declining birth rates, failed pronatalist policies, "luxury beliefs," and how families benefit cities in ways that singletons don't. Leah tells "a lovely story," since she doesn't know much about economics.

Additional resources:

--"The fertility gap and economic freedom," CE Piano and LR Stone, Contemporary Economic Policy

--"Autocratic family policy," CE Piano, Constitutional Political Economy

--Essays in the Economics of Religion and Family, CE Jace (Piano)

Related Conversation Balloons episodes:

Episode 50: Religious Reproduction with Dr. Eric Kaufmann

Episode 55: Taboo with Dr. Eric Kaufmann

The Children of Men--a novel by PD James

The Two-Parent Privilege--Melissa Kearney

Hans Rosling, Religions and Babies, TED Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_religions_and_babies?referrer=playlist-the_best_hans_rosling_talks_yo&autoplay=true