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Stuart Gietel-Basten

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Fertility and reproduction

The end of lowest-low as we knew it: one threshold, many futures

June 1, 2026June 1, 2026 Ignacio Pardo and Stuart Gietel-Basten
Fertility, fertility rate, Mortality, world

“Lowest-low fertility” has become widespread but is now less informative, Stuart Gietel-Basten and Ignacio Pardo argue. Countries sharing very low fertility levels increasingly follow divergent demographic trajectories. A single threshold … Read more

one child policy china
Fertility and reproduction

China after the one-child policy: parents bereaved of their only child

March 4, 2021September 12, 2016 Quanbao Jiang, Yan Wei and Stuart Gietel-Basten
Asia, Children, population, Reproduction, Welfare

In 1980, China launched its national one-child policy, in response to both a huge concern about the prospects of rapid population growth impacting on resources and a desire to increase … Read more

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