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Falling birth rates raise prospect of sharp decline in living standards

  • Draw a production possibility curve diagram to illustrate the population trends forecast in the article

  • If the population forecasts are correct, what could governments do to mitigate their economic consequences?

  • Besides government intervention, what other factors could lessen the economic impact of falling birth rates?

  • The article focuses on potential negative consequences of declining birth rates. Assess some of the potential benefits that might also result

David Thaw, Harrow International School Appi Japan



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