Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Lewis Dijkstra & Chiara Dorati pdf Abstract: Over the past two decades, support for Eurosceptic parties has climbed from fringe to nearly one-third of voters. Promising renewed prosperity through less European integration, these partiesimplyEuroscepticismisa‘freelunch.’Drawingonanoriginalpanelof1,166European NUTS-3 regions (2004-2023) and using fixed-, random-eNects, and diNerence-in-diNerences designs, we test how rising Euroscepticism connects with regional econ...| Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography
Degrowth is a relatively new word, and although there are different interpretations, one thing seems certain: sustainability cannot be reached without embracing degrowth. by Richard Grossman MD Recently I wrote about 2 words that have negative implications to many people, “population” and “overpopulation”. I’m now introducing a word that will be new to many people […] The post Degrowth appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
Only Dallas outpaces Houston for retail construction right now.| InnovationMap
Arizona is running out of water, yet new legislation opens up for more development and urban sprawl. This will only worsen the water crisis| The Overpopulation Project
The 2025 edition of ARC's annual population estimates: steadily slow but stable The post Regional Snapshot: Population Estimates for 2025: Gradual Growth appeared first on 33n.| 33n
Continuing the examination of the demographic shift in the ratio of children per senior, this time drilling down to counties.| 33n
In the past days, the world has been shaken—literally—by several natural disasters: the devastating floods in Texas in June 2025, which displaced thousands;| Foundation for Economic Education
America is addicted to growth, with major environmental costs, not least for riverine systems. The podcast Growthbusters explores the topic| The Overpopulation Project
Do Workers Still Move Like They Used To? Delaney O’Kray-Murphy, EBRC research economist Despite declining migration rates, new research shows Americans remain highly responsive to job opportunities Employment conditions have […]| Arizona's Economy
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre responded to Global News to clarify last month's comments on the risks of Canada's rate of population growth.| Global News
On World Population Day, Jenny Goldie reminds us that food is humanity’s most basic and most vulnerable necessity, but reducing the number of mouths to feed remains off the food security agenda. by Jenny Goldie As a child, the thought of other children going to bed hungry upset me. Later, I began university studies in […] The post For the sake of food security, we must address population numbers appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
International migration causes discourse. 1.3 billion want to migration while many destination countries want to prevent any large influx| The Overpopulation Project
For researchers working on historical population issues and interested lay persons, the Carl Wahren papers are a gold mine. See examples below, described by Carl himself, an advisor to TOP from our inception. By Frank Götmark Throughout his career spanning over 40 years, Carl Wahren collected population material for the future, increasingly aware of its […] The post The Carl Wahren papers are now available at Sweden’s National Archives appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
Immigration policy is one of the most important political issues in The Netherlands. Jan van Weeren explains why.| The Overpopulation Project
Where to call home? In choosing a location to live, cost factors into almost every household's decision. There's the cost of owning or renting your home, and the cost–in time and money–of the trips you'll need to make, some of them nearly every day. Housing and transportation are the two biggest household expense burdens and have a significant impact on a family's financial outlook. The Wasatch Choice goal “Housing Choices and Affordable Living Expenses” is stated broadly to acknow...| Wasatch Front Regional Council
WFRC’s current household and jobs forecast update is expected to be finalized in May of 2023 and will be used in conjunction with transportation investment decisions and other local and regional planning work. But you don’t have to wait until then to start exploring this current update at the TAZ and ‘city area’ levels in our Household and Jobs Forecast web map. The post Map of the Month: Household and Jobs Forecast Web Map appeared first on Wasatch Front Regional Council.| Wasatch Front Regional Council
Both china's one-child policy and the oppressive social norms of some African countries are examples of damaging coercive population policies| The Overpopulation Project
A final AAPI Heritage Month post...by the numbers from 2000 to 2024| 33n
Whether you see a peak and decline of world population as a good thing or a bad thing, lots of people are speculating that it is imminent. Can we believe them? Jane O’Sullivan According to the most recent United Nations projections, the world population will peak sixty years from now at around 10.3 billion. Lately, […] The post The imminence (or otherwise) of depopulation appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
Overpopulation and population growth is a threat to democracy as well as social cohesion and people's well-being.| The Overpopulation Project
The book "Capitalism, Degrowth and the Steady State Economy" by Theodore Lianos argues for a new, sustainable, kind of economy| The Overpopulation Project
An exploration of population change between 2023 and 2024, this time focused at the county-level.| 33n
Population growth in Crensus Bureau estimates...where, how much, and how?| 33n
Finding an appropriate definition of overpopulation is necessary to promote a healthy discussion on the topic - help us define the word.| The Overpopulation Project
Current societies and leaders are obsessed with the pursuit of growth, despite irrefutable evidence of both environmental and social damage| The Overpopulation Project
NumersUSA shows how population growth drives urban sprawl near the Yellowstone National Park puts the protected area at risk.| The Overpopulation Project
That’s according to the editorial board of the New York Times, arguing for expanding immigration into the United States. Based on comments, most of their subscribers disagree. by Philip Cafaro By insisting that enforcing immigration limits is immoral, liberals in the U.S. have twice helped elect Donald Trump President. Facing a second Trump administration, some […] The post “America Needs More People” appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
The 2024 Nobel prize winners in economics show social institutions' role in modern prosperity, but what about factors such as demography?| The Overpopulation Project
Within a few years, Mexico went from a staunchly pro-natalist country with high birth rates to having the strongest family planning programme in Latin America. As the latest in our series on successful family planning programmes, Mexico provides a case study for how family planning advocates managed to succeed despite a pro-natalist government, and how […] The post Family planning in Mexico – success against the odds appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
United States law requires that important federal policies and projects undergo environmental impact statements. While immigration policy has never been subjected to such an analysis, that might be about to change, thanks to a recent court ruling. by Philip Cafaro The U.S. National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) of 1969 mandates that any federal policy or […] The post Court ruling could lead to an environmental impact statement on US immigration policy appeared first on The Overpopulat...| The Overpopulation Project
Recent years have seen a concerted effort to rewrite post-war family planning efforts as one big racist, sexist, imperialist conspiracy. It is now important, as the last people who worked on these campaigns pass from the scene, to reflect honestly yet fairly on their work. Here Céline Delacroix, a senior fellow with the Population Institute, […] The post Joseph Speidel on Carl Wahren and the early days of family planning appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
The Jus Semper Global Alliance is dedicated to building a better world based on democracy, sustainability and fairly sharing the world’s wealth. Its website gathers valuable material on a full range of issues regarding economic, social and ecological justice. As its founder and executive director reminds us here, “no matter how efficient and fair the […] The post No sustainable paradigm is attainable without gradual population reduction appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
Who would you choose if you could vote in the upcoming U.S. presidential election? Who Americans choose has important implications for people around the world. Unfortunately, neither major party candidate is committed to ending U.S. population growth or creating an environmentally sustainable society. by Philip Cafaro Once every four years, I attend to my civic […] The post Trump or Harris: the implications for U.S. immigration policy appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
A response to the discussion paper "Migration in Hotter Times" points out how immigration contributes to population growth in some countries| The Overpopulation Project
A shift in attitude towards population growth has occurred the past 50 years, from believing in overpopulation to thinking Earth is underpopulated| The Overpopulation Project
Every year the United Nations' World Population Prospect projections proves to have underappreciated global population growth. 2024 is no exception| The Overpopulation Project
World Population Day 20204 is coming up, but the UN actively avoid measuring data that would show positive effects of population reduction.| The Overpopulation Project
TOP is developing a new population projection tool for the United States, based on US Census Bureau methodology and data. Check it out! You can run your own US population projections under different fertility and immigration scenarios — and help us improve the projection tool with your suggestions. by Philip Cafaro One of our more […] The post New US population projection tool under construction appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
Music is a source of inspiration, so we've gathered together some songs about population growth and the environment.| The Overpopulation Project
Green parties in the EU have been ignoring the negative effects of immigration, which has contributed to them losing seats in the election| The Overpopulation Project
Immigration has a large impact on future population sizes in Europe, and the EU elections are important for setting regulatory policies| The Overpopulation Project
Black lives matter. We should focus on that rather than on economic growth.| The Overpopulation Project
Modern Monetary Theory is a modern macroeconomics which promotes sustainability better than the current system.| The Overpopulation Project
The 2024 State of World Population report from the UN conceals family planning success, to the detriment of those women they claim to support.| The Overpopulation Project
The book Slow Down by Kohei Saito proposes degrowth to stop climate change, but seems to have misunderstood a big part of the problem.| The Overpopulation Project
Lowering overpopulation is necessary to lower overconsumption, as wealth inevitably leads to consumption and environmental cost.| The Overpopulation Project