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Population growth
Immigration has returned to pre-pandemic numbers. How does that affect the economy?
Feb 2, 2024
Population growth helps stabilize the economy by providing workers we need.
Heat strains Texas power grid as population keeps growing
Aug 28, 2023
The state is home to many of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. Add record temperatures, and it's no surprise that the grid is stressed.
What keeps economists up at night?
Aug 23, 2023
We asked some professors to riff on the theme of the Fed's annual Jackson Hole retreat: “Structural Shifts in the Global Economy.”
How much have prices increased over the past year? It depends on where you live.
Jan 30, 2023
Inflation's been running hotter in areas that people have been moving into — and cooler where they're moving out.
Is a growing middle class the real key to economic growth?
by
Janet Nguyen
Oct 14, 2022
Ideas are a key ingredient for economic growth. And to generate new ideas, you need … more people.
Arizona grapples with balancing growth and a limited water supply
Sep 15, 2022
On of the state's major sources of water, the Colorado River, has fallen to historic lows.
Chinese citizens greet new 3-child policy with humor
by
Jennifer Pak
Jun 21, 2021
Women in China have taken to social media to push back against having one more child.
For public good, not for profit.
China's 3-child policy met with tepid public reception
Jun 1, 2021
There's skepticism about whether the policy change will actually address China's shrinking workforce and older population.
How serious is our declining population growth problem?
by
David Brancaccio
, Chris Farrell
and Daniel Shin
May 19, 2021
The implications of a shrinking population on our economic growth are potentially big, but Marketplace senior economic contributor Chris Farrell thinks there's some solutions to tap.
Slow U.S. population growth stiffens economic headwinds
by
Scott Tong
Apr 27, 2021
Retirees are living longer, the working-age population is shrinking and birthrates are down in the U.S.