Sangam: A Confluence of Knowledge Streams

Is Anywhere Stuck in a Malthusian Trap?

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dc.creator Kenny, Charles
dc.date 2012-03-30T07:28:51Z
dc.date 2012-03-30T07:28:51Z
dc.date 2010
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-18T19:43:28Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-18T19:43:28Z
dc.identifier Kyklos
dc.identifier 00235962
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4619
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/250102
dc.description The key features of the Malthusian model are that (i) income determines population growth, with rising wages increasing survival rates and (ii) there is a vital factor of production (land) which is fixed, implying decreased returns to scale for all other factors. The equilibrium state in such a model is a population living on subsistence incomes. The country-level analysis in this paper suggests that (i) the link between income and population growth is (almost) everywhere broken and (ii) there is little evidence of declining returns to scale because of constraints imposed by land carrying capacity anywhere. Population dynamics are being driven by non-income factors in a manner that is reducing population growth rates everywhere. At the same time, output is increasing everywhere, in a manner inconsistent with significantly declining returns to scale based on land being a vital factor of production.
dc.language EN
dc.relation http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights World Bank
dc.subject Demographic Trends and Forecasts
dc.subject General Migration J110
dc.subject Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: General, International, or Comparative N500
dc.subject One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models O410
dc.subject Measurement of Economic Growth
dc.subject Aggregate Productivity
dc.subject Cross-Country Output Convergence O470
dc.subject Renewable Resources and Conservation: Land Q240
dc.title Is Anywhere Stuck in a Malthusian Trap?
dc.type Journal Article
dc.type Journal Article


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