Is Anywhere Stuck in a Malthusian Trap?

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 mode...

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Main Author:	Kenny, Charles
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Demographic Trends and Forecasts General Migration J110 Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: General, International, or Comparative N500 One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models O410 Measurement of Economic Growth Aggregate Productivity Cross-Country Output Convergence O470 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Land Q240
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spelling	okr-10986-46192021-04-23T14:02:18Z Is Anywhere Stuck in a Malthusian Trap? Kenny, Charles Demographic Trends and Forecasts General Migration J110 Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: General, International, or Comparative N500 One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models O410 Measurement of Economic Growth Aggregate Productivity Cross-Country Output Convergence O470 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Land Q240 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. 2012-03-30T07:28:51Z 2012-03-30T07:28:51Z 2010 Journal Article Kyklos 00235962 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4619 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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topic	Demographic Trends and Forecasts General Migration J110 Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: General, International, or Comparative N500 One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models O410 Measurement of Economic Growth Aggregate Productivity Cross-Country Output Convergence O470 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Land Q240
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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.
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Is Anywhere Stuck in a Malthusian Trap?

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