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Russia’s Population Now Increasing?

Friday, January 8th, 2010 Posted in Aging, Population Basics | No Comments »

by Carl Haub, senior demographer  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has long advocated a rise in Russia’s very low birth rate. In 2007, with his bidding, the government took the dramatic step ... Read more..

India’s Nano Off to a Slow Start

Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in Income/Poverty | No Comments »

by Carl Haub, senior demographer  Few automobile introductions have attracted more media interest that Tata Motor’s new “one lakh” car, the Nano. That’s one lakh, or 100,000, rupees, roughly equivalent to US$ 2,000. ... Read more..

Censuses and Political Representation in India and the United States

Monday, April 13th, 2009 Posted in Population Basics | No Comments »

by Carl Haub, senior demographer (Thanks to O.P. Sharma, PRB's consultant in India, for providing the data for this post and checking it for accuracy) With the 2010 U.S. Census, used to ... Read more..

Will the Economic Downturn Lower Birth Rates?

Thursday, January 8th, 2009 Posted in Marriage/Family | 3 Comments »

by Carl Haub, senior demographer There is a good bit of evidence that hard economic times cause people to delay having a child or not have one altogether, circumstantial as that ... Read more..

In Defense of Paul Ehrlich

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in Population Basics | 4 Comments »

by Carl Haub, Senior Demographer What! Someone is defending Paul Ehrlich? Paul Ehrlich, the famous author of the 1968 Population Bomb, has often taken it on the chin for his infamous ... Read more..

The Migration Challenge

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Immigration/Migration | No Comments »

by Carl Haub, Senior Demographer  The Global Forum on Migration and Development, a global initiative within the framework of the UN General Assembly is having its annual meetings this week in ... Read more..