March 21, 2019
New 2017 figures show the U.S. birth rate continues its steady decline with families having fewer children with the lowest birth rate in 30 years.
Is that the long-lasting effect of the 2007-2009 financial crisis? Do recessions diminish couples’ desire to have children? If you believe that events drive social expressions, your answer would be yes. However, socionomic theory posits that both conceptions and recessions are products of social mood – and the stock market can show you which way it’s headed.
Read “Stocks and Sex: Revisited”
If you look closely, you can see patterns in social mood that help you predict social trends. Learn more with the Socionomics Premier Membership.
The Socionomist enables you to see trend-shaping waves of social mood, as reflected by the stock market — and capitalize on them. The June issue looks at phases of social mood and features a “Research Roundup,” which highlights five academic studies that shine a light on important aspects of socionomic theory. Mood Riffs topics include “quiet luxury,” loneliness, the Writers Guild strike and efforts by countries to trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Read the June issue when you become a Socionomics Premier Member.
