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Economic uncertainty means Russians are having fewer children. Paired with the country’s high mortality rate, the situation could soon degenerate into a full-fledged demographic crisis. [Evnegy [...]

Children and young people need us to support them as the agents of change in their own lives. [Henrietta H. Fore – World Economic Forum, 11 January 2022.] READ MORE

In search of flexibility and autonomy, knowledge workers say the ability to be their own boss is a main driver for joining the freelance economy. [Paro News, 25 January 2022.] READ MORE

It has a much younger workforce whose participation in the labour market is far lower than the level in China. [The Economic Times, 22 January 2022.] READ MORE

Because of the declining birth rate, China may, sooner than expected, enter a period of an aged society with shrinking births, as well as negative population growth. [Qu Xiaobo – China [...]

With even countries like India on a path to population decline, we can expect political shifts, environmental benefits and economic uncertainty – and we can expect it very soon. [John Ibbitson [...]

The number of residents in the Seoul metropolitan region has surpassed 50% of the nation’s total population for the first time ever last year. [Yoon Ja-young – The Korea Times, 2 January [...]

Both private companies and the government must clean up their act if they want to make sure we can’t talk of another lost decade. [Ananya Bhattacharya – Scroll, 27 December 2021.] READ MORE

The number of intergenerational roommates in France dropped in the beginning of the pandemic, now older and younger people in cities are seeking out companionship again. [Maria Wilczek – [...]

While full details have not been disclosed, it will include measures to help parents combine work with family life as well as housing, care and financial incentives. [Maria Wilczek – Notes [...]