Population and Economic Growth

7 important questions on Population and Economic Growth

Explain what the "Malthusian Trap" is.

Malthusian Trap refers to a growing population and a steady GDP per capita. At first increasing GDP per capita will mean more people which in turn will lead to less GDP per capital
Moral Constraint: Reduced Fertility. Lead to higher growth.

Explain using the Solow Model why growing populations lead to low level income.

Capital Dilution: Less investment than leads to less output

How is population growth rate defined?

Birth-Mortality Rate
Demographic transition. Mortality decreases. Fertility stays the same. Than Fertility will decrease as well.
Mortality Transition
Life expectancy at birth
Fertility Transition
Total Fertility Rate
Net Rate of Reproduction
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Name four reasons why in developed economies fertility has decreased.

1. Survival
2. Quality over Quantity
3. Flow of funds from child to parent (Elder support)
4. Kids are more expensive(Income effect). Buy other stuff with your money (Substitution effect)

Describe the formula used to compare the level of output of countries

Output Ratio = Productivity Ratio * Ratio of factors of production

Explain what development accounting is

Technique of breaking down differences in income into productivity and factor accumulation differences

Explain what growth accounting is

Measuring the contribution of different facts to economic growth. Indirectly computing the rate of technological process.

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