The Times They Are a-Changing: Thailand's Demographic Shift [S5.E40]

The show welcomes back Dr. Jessica
Vechbanyongratana, an economist at Chulalongkorn University, to
discuss the cold, hard data on Thailand's
demographics. 


It sounds vague and geeky at first, but the more you look
into it, the more you realize just how much you can tell about
Thailand by observing things like the age that people are getting
married and retiring at, how many kids they're having, the rate
of household debt, and how all of these things will affect the
next generation.


Jessica discusses the link between all of these, as well as
the changing logistics of operating a university when there's not
enough students to go around and what she sees her students doing
as they enter the "real world" and start to get jobs. She also
talks about what to expect when you grow old in Thailand,
especially if you're going to rely on the social safety nets
which, to be honest, look about as robust as the green fishing
nets you see draped over piers in Ko Samui.


Lots of other great insights into how Thailand is moving
into 2022 and beyond, and the indicators we can keep an eye on to
give us an idea of how things are changing


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