{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Solutions Economic and Market Watch","title":"Does Affordability Explain Falling Population Growth? — April 20, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/424865d6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":506,"description":"Join Sam Kem, senior economic research analyst at CFC, as she asks whether the cost of having and raising children can really explain why the U.S. fertility rate has fallen. \nContact the Economic & Market Watch team at economicresearch@nrucfc.coop.\nVisit us, download the dashboard and intelligence brief and explore other Solutions media on our website, nrucfc.coop/Solutions.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nV4Vz7C7Qg3N2PQKSZbQItz2uGaXmhnWzhz9VTpv0xg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83OTcy/NWY2OTZhOTNkZmIw/ODg4MGM1NjJjN2Zi/ODRmMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}