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Bloomberg Opinion writer. Elected "top neoliberal shill" of 2018. Occasionally posts anime gifs.

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    1. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 17

      Noah Smith Retweeted Lyman Expand the House of Representatives Stone

      Lyman is correct about this.https://twitter.com/lymanstoneky/status/1052558799372877824 …

      Noah Smith added,

      Lyman Expand the House of Representatives Stone @lymanstoneky
      People have asked me to show the data that African fertility is NOT high compared to its income. This is real GDP per capita vs total fertility rate by region, World Bank data. I've marked where unusually high/low TFR countries should fall. pic.twitter.com/4w0nKBzXfd
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    2. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 17

      My take on the "African fertility" debate is that it doesn't matter. All the things that lower fertility are things that are also good for other reasons - poverty reduction, women's education, lower child mortality. Thus, there should be no policy debate here.

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    3. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 17

      African child mortality is falling, education is rising, GDP growth is robust, and - just as you'd expect - fertility rates are falling.pic.twitter.com/lFUbrBLLir

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      Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 17

      What Africa needs is simply to continue on its current path of getting richer and healthier! Don't overthink it. (end)

      5:59 PM - 17 Oct 2018
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        2. seb‏ @SebsShoes Oct 17
          Replying to @Noahpinion

          Fertility rates are falling. Didn't you just post a whole thread a few days ago saying it's population is going to continue to steadily increase and they'll become some international superpower by 2100?

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        3. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 17
          Replying to @SebsShoes

          Yes. Fertility is falling, but from a very high base. Hence, African population will stabilize, but at a very very big level.

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        2. Justin Perry‏ @_JustinPerry_ Oct 17
          Replying to @Noahpinion

          What about relying too heavily on investments from certain autocratic eastern regimes to hasten development?

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        3. Noah Smith‏Verified account @Noahpinion Oct 17
          Replying to @_JustinPerry_

          Don't borrow too much from China but take all the equity investment you can get I say

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        1. Chris Conlon‏ @chrisc334 Oct 17
          Replying to @Noahpinion

          Wasn’t this depicted by Hans Rosling about a decade ago? Why are we still talking about this?

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        1. John Smith's Turkey Dome 🦃‏ @JohnSmithsBsmt Oct 17
          Replying to @Noahpinion

          I honestly think some countries mentioned in that thread are in desperate need to become involved in the world economy. The real issue lies in the despots that run them, and how to circumnavigate them to enable their potential. Perhaps the UN can actually be useful here for once.

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        1. Definition‏ @pcollinsbuffalo Oct 17
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          They should distribute the gains more equally

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