Author–After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People (afterthespike.com). Former White House CEA senior economist. Economics professor, UT-Austin. Personal account. mikegeruso.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikegeruso.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikegeruso.bsky.social/post/3m36iinup6s2r"Spears and Geruso persuasively argue that a big reduction in world population will not actually solve the problems many of us imagine they will solve... Too many commentators are hoping that a shrinking population will naturally put less pressure on the environment." [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Oct 2025 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:oehn5fnpx2vbwp7ovqtzrg5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m36iinup6s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikegeruso.bsky.social/post/3lyvg5nd5wc23My piece today in Briefing Book: "The Economic Case for Higher Birth Rates Is Bigger than You Think" The fiscal challenges of an aging population matter, but the innovation and progress that could be lost in a shrinking world matter even more.15 Sep 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:oehn5fnpx2vbwp7ovqtzrg5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyvg5nd5wc23https://bsky.app/profile/mikegeruso.bsky.social/post/3lyvfsh5sas23Very much looking forward to this conversation with Katy! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:oehn5fnpx2vbwp7ovqtzrg5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyvfsh5sas23https://bsky.app/profile/mikegeruso.bsky.social/post/3ltzrx3umyc2wNew substack by ‪@hannahritchie.bsky.social‬ explaining why population decline isn’t a bright spot in our climate future. “Large demographic changes happen over longer timescales than we have to get emissions down.” She reviews findings from our recent NBER working paper. Links in the thread:15 Jul 2025 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:oehn5fnpx2vbwp7ovqtzrg5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltzrx3umyc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mikegeruso.bsky.social/post/3ltevxuh4fk24So excited that this will be out in the world tomorrow! And grateful to everyone who helped make it happen.07 Jul 2025 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:oehn5fnpx2vbwp7ovqtzrg5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltevxuh4fk24https://bsky.app/profile/mikegeruso.bsky.social/post/3lmmhp4ojys2hThe idea you could cut almost a trillion dollars from Medicaid without affecting benefits is… really something.12 Apr 2025 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:oehn5fnpx2vbwp7ovqtzrg5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmhp4ojys2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikegeruso.bsky.social/post/3lipjbuvdec2kTim Layton and I talk Medicare Advantage upcoding with Derek. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Feb 2025 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:oehn5fnpx2vbwp7ovqtzrg5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lipjbuvdec2k