Pension systems and government debt are structured on the assumption of continuous population growth; rapid population decline creates an unsustainable fiscal burden on working-age people.

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Speaker

Luigi Zales

Evidence Quote

we have set up a pension system and we set up a level of debt that is really dependent on some continuous growth in the population

Source

The Fertility Crisis: Capitalism's Next Challenge, with Sir Niall FergusonStigler Center
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:18:48 AM

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