Catherine Pakaluk is an Associate Professor of Social Research and Economic Thought at the Bush School of Business at the Catholic University of America. Catherine is also the author of a new book titled, *Hannah\u2019s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth,* and she joins David on Macro Musings to talk about it. Catherine and David also specifically discuss the facts of demographic decline, the women who are pushing back against this trend, its broader implications for the economy and society, and more.
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Transcript for this week\u2019s episode.
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*Hannah\u2019s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth* by Catherine Pakaluk
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*Why Americans Aren\u2019t Having Babies* by Rachel Wolfe
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*No One Left: Why the World Needs More Children* by Paul Morland
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*Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage* by Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas
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Timestamps:
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(00:00:00) \u2013 Intro
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(00:03:16) \u2013 *Hannah\u2019s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth*
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(00:08:30) \u2013 The Facts of Demographic Decline
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(00:12:48) \u2013 The Implications of Demographic Decline
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(00:20:28) \u2013 Breaking Down the \u201cChain of Infinity\u201d
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(00:23:15) \u2013 The Forces Driving Demographic Decline
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(00:32:18) \u2013 The Influence and Impact of Paul Ehrlich
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(00:38:16) \u2013 The Motivation and Background for *Hannah\u2019s Children*
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(00:43:29) \u2013 Why Are Women Having Larger Families?
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(00:52:18) \u2013 Exploring Pronatal Policy Recommendations
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(00:57:03) \u2013 Outro