Which of the following reflects prediction by experts, based on the growing popularity of smaller families worldwide?
A) As countries move toward service economies, larger families will be more favored in future.
B) Countries with larger families will outdo developed countries owing to their larger talent pool.
C) As smaller families increase, the multiplier effect could increase world population beyond control by the year 2050.
D) Countries facing labor shortages will encourage and popularize larger families.
E) The planet's population will actually begin to decline after 2050.

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Almost everywhere, smaller families are becoming favored. This cultural change now leads experts to predict that the planet's population will actually begin to decline after 2050 unless major breakthroughs in longevity intervene.

Which of the Following Reflects Prediction by Experts, Based on the Growing