In the Malthusian Model, an Improvement in the Technology of Growing

question 25

Multiple Choice

In the Malthusian model, an improvement in the technology of growing food is likely to

• A) increase the equilibrium size of the population and increase the equilibrium level of consumption per worker.
• B) increase the equilibrium size of the population and decrease the equilibrium level of consumption per worker.
• C) increase the equilibrium size of the population and have no effect on the equilibrium level of consumption per worker.
• D) have no effect on the equilibrium size of the population and increase the equilibrium level of consumption per worker.
• E) have no effect on both the equilibrium size of the population and the equilibrium level of consumption per worker.

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