{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Jes\u00fas Fern\u00e1ndez-Villaverde on the Quandary of Global Demographic Decline","description":"  Subscribe to the new Macro Musings YouTube Channel!  Jes\u00fas Fern\u00e1ndez-Villaverde is a professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania. Jes\u00fas returns to the show to discuss his rise on X, how to frame global demographic decline, the three accelerants of demographic decline, the role of housing in family size, how AI will play a role in global demographics, what we know about AGI, the question of dollar dominance, and much more.&amp;nbsp; Check out the&amp;nbsp;transcript&amp;nbsp;for this week\u2019s episode, now with links. Recorded on February 20th, 2026 Subscribe to David's Substack:&amp;nbsp;Macroeconomic Policy Nexus Follow David Beckworth on X:&amp;nbsp;@DavidBeckworth Follow Jes\u00fas Fern\u00e1ndez-Villaverde on X: @JesusFerna7026 Follow the show on X: @Macro_Musings Check out our Macro Musings&amp;nbsp;merch! Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:22 - Demographics 00:39:28 - Artificial Intelligence 00:54:07 - Currency Dominance 01:03:20 - Outro ","author_name":"Macro Musings with David Beckworth","author_url":"http:\/\/macromarketmusings.blogspot.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40345205\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199337885"}