> But he maintains the only way to solve rich countries’ labor problem is to let in immigrants to work, particularly from countries where population growth is increasing, such as Nigeria or Tanzania, rather than decreasing.
Aren't birthrates declining pretty much everywhere (including Nigeria and Tanzania, per the graphs Google pulls up)? It seems foolish to just assume sub-Saharan Africa is going to buck that trend forever, and be a baby-factory needed to make the math on Western corporate growth targets work.
I propose we solve this problem by firing Lant Pritchett from whatever fake job he currently holds and have him work a 128 hour workweek doing something actually productive. If that's insufficient, we can do the same to all the other economists.
Aren't birthrates declining pretty much everywhere (including Nigeria and Tanzania, per the graphs Google pulls up)? It seems foolish to just assume sub-Saharan Africa is going to buck that trend forever, and be a baby-factory needed to make the math on Western corporate growth targets work.
I propose we solve this problem by firing Lant Pritchett from whatever fake job he currently holds and have him work a 128 hour workweek doing something actually productive. If that's insufficient, we can do the same to all the other economists.