In the corridors of Beijing, policymakers toasted the implementation of the 2014 Two-Child Policy (TCP) to stem the tide of declining birth rates. But the popping champagne may have drowned out another sound: the swelling crescendo of the housing boom. A new study, "Do housing booms reduce fertility intentions? Evidence
  • tallwookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    unless the government provides an incentive for, and makes it cheaper to have children, China’s population will do nothing but decline - and rapidly at that.