Why the world’s population is heading for collapse
2025-11-19
The UN has predicted that the global population will peak in 2084. Our top economics editors explain why we could reach that milestone sooner than expected. Plus, what people often get wrong about why birth rates are falling.
Watch the full show to learn about the economic impact of falling fertility rates—and whether that spells catastrophe.
00:00 – Where fertility rates have fallen
01:28 – When will the world’s population peak?
05:16 – Why women are having fewer babies
Watch the full show: https://econ.st/4ppyDyF
Don’t panic about the global fertility crash: https://econ.st/4nxGpFl
Humanity will shrink, far sooner than you think: https://econ.st/4oS6u3l
A contracting population need not be a catastrophe: https://econ.st/43CEXKy
America’s fertility crash reaches a new low:
Why are cigarette companies’ profits soaring? | The Intelligence podcast
2025-11-16
People are smoking less so why are cigarette companies’ profits soaring? Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, and Callum Williams, our senior economics writer, discuss why the tobacco industry is thriving despite the number of American adult smokers falling by around 20m people in the past decade.
Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/3LABV3i
Could markets topple the global economy?
2025-11-15
What will the next year hold for the global economy? In the week we publish our new edition of The World Ahead, our future-gazing guide to the coming year, our top editors consider what an AI stockmarket correction could mean for the global economy and the US consumer.
00:00 – How markets could topple the economy
00:46 – Exposure of the US consumer to the stockmarket
02:06 – How AI compares to previous technological bubbles
03:09 – How the Trump administration could react
05:06 – Impact on the rest of the world
06:39 – Is AI really taking people’s jobs?
Watch the full show: https://www.economist.com/insider/the-insider/the-world-ahead-how-2026-will-shape-the-next-decade
What to expect from 2026: https://www.economist.com/topics/the-world-ahead-2026
An optimistic guide to the coming
Welcome to The Economist Insider
2025-09-25
We’re inviting our subscribers inside The Economist.
Insider, our new premium video experience, will provide unprecedented access to our journalists, showcasing the expertise, deeply informed analysis and diverse opinions within the editorial team.
From next month subscribers will get access to a weekly show from Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in chief, plus shows exploring geopolitics, defence, economics and tech with our experts, streamed live and available on demand. They will also be able to submit questions.
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