Why Did the Populations of Richer Nations Grow More Slowly

question 22

Multiple Choice

Why did the populations of richer nations grow more slowly than the populations of poorer nations at the end of the twentieth century?

• A) Access to birth control, education, and better career prospects encouraged women to postpone childbearing.
• B) The expense of raising children became so prohibitive that few people wanted to undertake it.
• C) Effective border controls ended most international migration, eliminating a factor that had inflated population growth.
• D) Cities were unhealthy places to live, so many children died at young ages.

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Profit Per Unit

The amount of income that a company earns above its costs for producing one unit of a good or service.

Short Run

A period in which at least one input, such as capital, is fixed, allowing only some factors, like labor, to change in quantity.

Long Run

A period in economics during which all inputs, including capital, are variable, allowing firms to adjust all aspects of production in response to market changes.

Loss Per Unit

The amount of financial loss incurred for each unit of product sold or produced.