<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><author_name>🇩​𝔢𝔠𝔢𝔫𝔱 🇼​𝔦𝔰𝔡𝔬𝔪 (npub1ew…4d533)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.ae/npub1ew78j5cv5lf3es399jsayycxwpgsltf38tl46n49ds6qktw0hggsx4d533</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.ae</provider_url><html>From the source you did not read: &#xA;&#xA;&#34;Economic development and fertility transitions: &#xA;A strong inverse relationship exists between economic development and fertility rates, though the causality runs in both directions. As countries develop economically:&#xA;&#xA;-Child survival improves: Reducing the perceived need for multiple births&#xA;-Women’s education increases: Consistently associated with lower fertility preferences&#xA;-Urbanization accelerates: Urban living typically reduces desired family size&#xA;-Old-age security systems develop: Reducing reliance on children for support in later life&#xA;&#xA;These factors explain why regions at different economic development stages show markedly different growth patterns. However, cultural factors also play an important role, explaining why some middle-income countries maintain higher fertility than their economic development level might predict.&#34;&#xA;&#xA;Reading is wonderful! Or, you can blame Jews I guess.&#xA;&#xA;https://socio.health/population-studies-introduction/rich-poor-regional-population-growth/</html></oembed>