Which of the Following Economists Was the First to Argue

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following economists was the first to argue that the world's rate of population increase was far outrunning the development of food supplies?

• A) Paul Krugman
• B) Karl Marx
• C) Adam Smith
• D) Thomas Malthus
• E) John Maynard Keynes

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