Negative Population Growth
Nowadays, there are many factors that can cause our economic system to be severely
harmed or even make it collapse. Wars, new technologies, and hyperinflation are some examples
of predictable events that can have negative effects on our economy. In his book, The Black
Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb focuses on the extreme impact unpredictable events can have in
our economic system, and how these events play a crucial role in the possible collapse of our
economy. Therefore, many people wonder what could be considered an unforeseeable event that
could cause our economic system to crash; negative population growth is without any doubt a
situation that falls into this category. Many countries consider that having a negative population
growth is, in fact, something beneficial to their economies as it helps to control overpopulation.
However, aiming to have negative population growth could, in fact, create bigger problems than
