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SUMMARY:Brain Bites: Are We Really Having Fewer Children?
DTSTAMP:20260513T202702Z
DTSTART:20260604T103000Z
DTEND:20260604T110000Z
DESCRIPTION:In this fourth edition of Brain Bites\, we’ll delve with econom
	ist Esmée Zwiers\ninto her research on falling fertility rates. How can we
	 interpret recent trends\nin birth rates\, and what could that teach us ab
	out the possible drive of these\ntrends? Learn something new and grab a fr
	ee sandwich during your lunch break.\n\nBirth rates have fallen significan
	tly across the industrialised world in recent\ndecades. Low fertility has 
	attracted growing attention from demographers\,\neconomists\, and policyma
	kers. In the Netherlands\, the total fertility rate (TFR)\nhas dropped fro
	m 3.1 in 1960 to 1.4 in 2024\, a pattern seen across many\ndeveloped count
	ries.\n\nIn addition to explaining what these figures tell us\, Esmée Zwie
	rs will present\nnewly compiled data on fertility by mothers' birth cohort
	 - that is\, grouping\nmothers by the year they were born rather than the 
	year they gave birth. These\nfindings offer a new perspective on recent tr
	ends in birth rates and open new\nquestions about what might be driving th
	em.\n\n\nPROGRAMME\n\n12:15: Doors open\n12:30: Introduction by Revka Bijl
	\n12:35: Mini lecture by Esmée Zwiers\n12:45: Q&A with Esmée & Revka\n13:0
	0: End of programme\n\nThe programme is free of charge\, but we do ask you
	 to register because of\ncatering. The event is in English and lasts 30 mi
	nutes.\n\n\nSPEAKERS
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/brain-bites-are-we-really-having-fewer-
	children
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LOCATION:VOX-POP - Binnengasthuisstraat 9\, 1012 ZA Amsterdam
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In this fourth edition of Brain Bites, we’ll d
	elve with economist Esmée Zwiers into her research on falling fertility ra
	tes. How can we interpret recent trends in birth rates, and what could tha
	t teach us about the possible drive of these trends? Learn something new a
	nd grab a free sandwich during your lunch break.       <p>Birth rates have
	 fallen significantly across the industrialised world in recent decades. L
	ow fertility has attracted growing attention from demographers, economists
	, and policymakers. In the Netherlands, the total fertility rate (TFR) has
	 dropped from 3.1 in 1960 to 1.4 in 2024, a pattern seen across many devel
	oped countries. </p> <p>In addition to explaining what these figures tell 
	us, Esmée Zwiers will present newly compiled data on fertility by mothers'
	 birth cohort - that is, grouping mothers by the year they were born rathe
	r than the year they gave birth. These findings offer a new perspective on
	 recent trends in birth rates and open new questions about what might be d
	riving them.</p> <h2>Programme</h2> <p>12:15: Doors open<br> 12:30: Introd
	uction by Revka Bijl<br> 12:35: Mini lecture by Esmée Zwiers<br> 12:45: Q&
	amp;A with Esmée &amp; Revka<br> 13:00: End of programme </p> <p>The progr
	amme is free of charge, but we do ask you to register because of catering.
	 The event is in English and lasts 30 minutes.</p>      <h2>Speakers</h2>
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