Compare and contrast the population theories of Malthus and Kremer
The difference is that Malthus predicted that population growth would be greater than growth in the ability to increase output. He believed that people would continue to populate the earth until output reached a subsistence level. On the other hand Kremer argues that population growth increased productivity allowing people to improve their standard of living despite growing population. Kremer argues that with more population comes more innovations. The improvements in technology outweighed any adverse impact of the increase in population on the standard of living.
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The income earned by entrepreneurs is
A) profit or loss. B) wages. C) interest. D) rent, wages, and interest. E) a mixture of rent, wages, interest, and profit.
Which of the statements below best captures the meaning of competition as discussed in Chapter 5?
A) Competition is a process; it makes everyone in the society better off even though there can only be one winner. B) Competition is an individualist system in which people do not concern themselves with the welfare of others. C) Competition is the law of the jungle producing social wealth. D) Competition is the process of trying to outdo others. E) Competition occurs when people strive to satisfy the criteria others are using to allocate valued goods.