# How governments can increase fertility rates | Lyman Stone

An episode of [Money & Macro Talks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1673305791), 24 Sep 2026, 50 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/b3b74f7c/podcast/play/126236792/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-24%2F432569770-44100-2-62426ef7beb92.mp3

Why have fertility rates collapsed in the past decades? Is there anything governments can do to reverse this situation? In this episode, we review the leading explanations for long-run demographic change, the role of smartphones, and the evidence for and against different policies aimed at boosting birth rates at the national level.

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