The Population Crash

EP086: Catherine Pakaluk

America is facing a crisis in its birth rate – in just 200 years, the number of children born has plummeted from around 7-8 children per woman to only 1.5. But is it still desirable to have multiple children today?

Despite our modern age’s wealth and prosperity, people are intentionally having fewer children. American economist and mother of eight, Dr. Catherine Pakaluk, is here to break down why.

Catherine’s book – Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth – looks at the research in a whole new light by exploring the reasons why some American women choose to have 5 or more children.

Check out Catherine’s Book: Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth