Exploring the Impact of Population Trends on Inflation and Labor Trends

Exploring the impact of population trends on inflation, focusing on labor shortages, workers' bargaining power, union representation decline, aging populations, and productivity improvements.

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How slowing population growth and an eventual population peak will lead to competition for foreign workers, potentially higher inflation, and ultimately the need to transition to a steady-state economy rather than one based on constantly producing more.

Topics covered include:

How longevity and birthrates impact population growth
What areas of the world are seeing population increases versus declines
Why high income countries will need more immigrants in order to sustain their population levels
When is global population expected to peak and at what level
Will greater dependency ratios lead to higher inflation
What is the difference between growth and development
How slowing population growth will impact investments
Why the world will need to transition to a steady-state economy focused on well-being rather than growth

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Show Notes

World Population Prospects 2022: Summary of Results—United Nations Department of Economy and Social Affairs

Five Key Findings from the 2022 UN Population Prospects by Hannah Ritchie, et al.

Germany Plans to Simplify Immigration Rules to Combat Labour Shortage—Schengen Visa

High Cost Deters IT Gurus from Filling Luxembourg Jobs by Kate Oglesby

Another Beautiful Italian Town Is Selling €1 Homes—This Time, No Deposit Required by Cailey Rizzo

Will Inflation Make a Comeback as Populations Age? by Olli Rehn

The Great Demographic Reversal: Ageing Societies, Wanting Inequality, and an Inflation Revival by Charles Goodhart and Manoj Pradhan