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186. Why Do People Keep Having Children?

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The Perfect Fertility Rate That Makes an Economy Hum

Economists often say that if you don't have enough people being born in a given place, you're in economic trouble. John Avlon: Are these two arguments as contradictory as they seem to me? And if not, or maybe even if so, is there some perfect magic fertility rate that makes an economy hum?Avlon: No. It's 2.2. Thanks very much.

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