July 7, 2026
Pronatalism Initiative
The IFS Pronatalism Initiative reviews the declines in U.S. and global birth rates
Lyman Stone and IFS believe they have found evidence of policy increasing birth rates. That’s huge.
Researcher
Lyman Stone
Lyman Stone
Senior Fellow, Director of the Pronatalism Initiative
Pronatalism Initiative
The IFS Pronatalism Initiative is based on a simple idea: falling birth rates are a big social problem. Governments around the world are grappling for urgent solutions to a rapid decline in fertility.
Through this initiative, we aim to pioneer new research to create a suite of policies to counteract global fertility decline.
Publications on Pronatalism Initiative
"His work is followed by demographers and pro-family folks worldwide. On pronatalism, Lyman Stone's a go-to guy."
Video
Podcast
Surnames and Marital Stability – Lyman Stone, 4/17/26 (1072)
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Lyman Stone - The Real Reason Birthrates Are Falling
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A family planning expert weighs in on the Trump administration's pronatalist policies
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How to Fix Our Falling Fertility Rate (with Lyman Stone)
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Should America have more babies? ft. Lyman Stone
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#834 - Lyman Stone - Why Is Everyone Having Fewer Children?
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Counting up Canada’s missing kids: Lyman Stone on why half of women are falling short of their fertility desires
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Podcast #946: Counterintuitive Ideas About Marriage, Family, and Kids
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#37 - Lyman Stone on Population, Demographics, and the Future of North America
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Baby Love
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1982. Increasing Childbirths – Lyman Stone
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Episode 134: Like a Lyman Stone
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Population Decline Debate
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Ross Douthat and Lyman Stone: On American Religiosity
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S2E18: Exploring Declining Fertility Rates w/ Demographer, Lyman Stone
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