2/3 @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social on The Net Human Capital of Nations: t1p.de/ediyx

www.elfac.org/debunking-th...

Debunking The ‘Stork Theory’: Why Do Low-Fertility Societies Tax Their Own Reproduction? - ELFAC

What and how many resources does it really take to raise a newborn baby to productive adulthood? And who pays for it? These are questions of primordial importance as they pertain to demographic renewa...

elfac.org

Debunking The ‘Stork Theory’: Why Do Low-Fertility Societies Tax Their Own Reproduction? - ELFAC www.elfac.org/debunking-th...

Debunking The ‘Stork Theory’: Why Do Low-Fertility Societies Tax Their Own Reproduction? - ELFAC

What and how many resources does it really take to raise a newborn baby to productive adulthood? And who pays for it? These are questions of primordial importance as they pertain to demographic renewa...

elfac.org

The Net Human Capital of Nations Presenting our new work with Robert Gal and Tóth Csaba G. at Session 56 'Economy, #humancapital and #Labor Markets' of the #EPC conference, room F, come by. epc2026.eaps.nl/sessions/56

🎙️ New episode of the In_equality Podcast: „Who Pays the Price of Parenthood?“ @pietervanhuysse.bsky.social, Gabriele Spilker, and @mbusemeyer.bsky.social discuss welfare states, and inequalities between parents and non-parents. 🎧 tune in now: t1p.de/bt6j0 @uni-konstanz.de

End of a short & humanly/academically rewarding stay at The Politics of Inequalit Excellence Cluster of U Konstanz. Stay tuned for my podcast with Marius Busemeyer and Gabriele Spilker on "Who pays the price of #parenthood?" - coming soon. www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/en/inequality/

Happy 85th birthday, Bob Dylan. About tradition as anti-surfing and the timeless power of great lyrical songs: my essay for Dylan's 80th birthday symposium tidsskrift.dk/aktualitet/a...

The Net Human Capital of Nations" I will present our new work at The Politics of Inequality DFG Excellence Cluster, University of Konstanz . Thanks to speaker Marius Busemeyer for inviting. Pop by or zoom in Tuesday. #human #capital #inequality #policy www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/en/inequalit...

The Net Human Capital of Nations" I will present our new work at The Politics of Inequality DFG Excellence Cluster, University of Konstanz . Thanks to speaker Marius Busemeyer for inviting. Pop by or zoom in Tuesday. #human #capital #inequality #policy www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/en/inequalit...

'Political pressure will not force anyone to give birth.' My interview in leading Czech weekly magazine Respekt, on the hidden costs of childrearing & the new Nordic Paradox “In a sense, children are a public good, because we will all live off their future taxes” www.respekt.cz/zahranici/mi...

"The baby crisis splitting Europe" : I was interviewed on the Sveriges Radio (Swedish public radio) program Konflikt: www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/bebi...

Bebiskrisen som splittar Europa | Konflikt | Sveriges Radio

Födslotalen dyker i Europa och varför det fortsätter nedåt är en gåta. Vad händer när den europeiska ”bebiskollapsen” blir politik?

sverigesradio.se

Our book Global Political Demography, in open access: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Global Political Demography

This open access book draws the big picture of how population change interplays with politics across the world from 1990 to 2040.

link.springer.com

Pieter Vanhuysse@pietervanhuysse.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I was interviewed with Claudia Goldin, Ron Lee & others by The Financial Times on how population may transform the economy. I pointed to the potential, not inevitability, of it leading to more #gerontonomic economies & more #gerontocratic policy models www.ft.com/content/1527...

I was interviewed with Claudia Goldin, Ron Lee & others by The Financial Times on how population may transform the economy. I pointed to the potential, not inevitability, of it leading to more #gerontonomic economies & more #gerontocratic policy models www.ft.com/content/1527...

How to enact #intergenerational #fairness in EU policies? Over 3 months, 150 European citizens gave input to the Commission. I was honored guide this process #deliberative #democracy #policy #cocreation. This week, Glenn Micallef will present the new strategy citizens.ec.europa.eu/european-cit...

How to enact #intergenerational #fairness in EU policies? Over 3 months, 150 European citizens gave input to the Commission. I was honored guide this process #deliberative #democracy #policy #cocreation. This week, Glenn Micallef will present the new strategy citizens.ec.europa.eu/european-cit...

The Reversal of the Flynn Effect and Protecting Cognitive Agency:" my podcast interview on #autonomy, cognitive #offloading & embracing yet another disruptive technology pushed by US/Chinese billionaires with no track record of caring for humans or the environment: open.spotify.com/episode/74Aw...

Is it a status symbol to have many children, Heartbeats.dk asked me. Maybe yes, maybe not. But this is a marginal niche issue. The real issue is declining population fertility & rising childlessness, and the large, hidden,societally undervalued cost of parenting heartbeats.dk/er-det-bleve...

Er det blevet et statussymbol at få mange børn i København?

I en by, hvor det bliver dyrere og dyrere at leve i, kan forældrepar med mange børn pludselig se rimeligt... rige ud?

heartbeats.dk

The Norwegian government's Birth Rate Commission has handed its report to Minister of Children & Families Lene Vågslid. The report highlights our 'Taxing #Reproduction' research. Norwegian report: www.regjeringen.no/en/documents... 'Taxing Reproduction': royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

The Reversal of the Flynn Effect and Protecting Cognitive Agency:" my podcast interview on #autonomy, cognitive #offloading & embracing yet another disruptive technology pushed by US/Chinese billionaires with no track record of caring for humans or the environment: open.spotify.com/episode/74Aw...

Is it a status symbol to have many children, Heartbeats.dk asked me. Maybe yes, maybe not. But this is a marginal niche issue. The real issue is declining population fertility & rising childlessness, and the large, hidden,societally undervalued cost of parenting heartbeats.dk/er-det-bleve...

Er det blevet et statussymbol at få mange børn i København?

I en by, hvor det bliver dyrere og dyrere at leve i, kan forældrepar med mange børn pludselig se rimeligt... rige ud?

heartbeats.dk

The Norwegian government's Birth Rate Commission has handed its report to Minister of Children & Families Lene Vågslid. The report highlights our 'Taxing #Reproduction' research. Norwegian report: www.regjeringen.no/en/documents... 'Taxing Reproduction': royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

Between Solidarity, Fairness and Conflict. How Can We Reorganise Intergenerational Relations? Join us today on the European Day of Demography www.population-europe.eu/events/betwe...

The Forandringskraft 2026 conference kicks off tomorrow in Copenhagen, talks by Charles Leadbeater, Margrethe Vestager, ... I will introduce the session on future generations: 'Bevægelsen for Fremtidens Generationer: Fra usynlige skævheder til fælles handling' forandringskraft.dk/arrangemente...

The Forandringskraft 2026 conference kicks off tomorrow in Copenhagen, talks by Charles Leadbeater, Margrethe Vestager, ... I will introduce the session on future generations: 'Bevægelsen for Fremtidens Generationer: Fra usynlige skævheder til fælles handling' forandringskraft.dk/arrangemente...

Love in the time of empty cradles: What causes widespread drops in fertility? Join Gosta Esping-Andersen and our panel this Saturday at Word festival 2026 in Odense (Rune Lindahl-Jacobsen, Pieter Vanhuysse, Lone Schmidt, Søren Ziebe & Gøsta Esping-Andersen): wordfestival.dk/arrangemente...

Love in the time of empty cradles: What causes widespread drops in fertility? Join Gosta Esping-Andersen and our panel this Saturday at Word festival 2026 in Odense (Rune Lindahl-Jacobsen, Pieter Vanhuysse, Lone Schmidt, Søren Ziebe & Gøsta Esping-Andersen): wordfestival.dk/arrangemente...

Why are birth rates falling wide across the rich world? Are we choosing smaller families, or being shaped by biology, hidden parenting costs, or modern life? Join me, Gosta Esping-Andersen and other panelists at the Word Festival 2026 as we address this question wordfestival.dk/arrangemente...

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/p...

Jonathan Haidt Brings New Evidence to the Battle Against Social Media

nytimes.com

Why are birth rates falling wide across the rich world? Are we choosing smaller families, or being shaped by biology, hidden parenting costs, or modern life? Join me, Gosta Esping-Andersen and other panelists at the Word Festival 2026 as we address this question wordfestival.dk/arrangemente...

Toward a paradigm shift for #wellbeing & #sustainability? Final conference of EUH projects ToBe & SPES, on the interconnections between #growth, #flourishing & #sustainability. Been a pleasure to advise with Marc Fleurbaey, Kaushik Basu, Connie Hedegaard,... www.sustainabilityperformances.eu/about