Malthus's Solution for Decreasing Population Is

question 82

Multiple Choice

Malthus's solution for decreasing population is:

• A) Delaying marriage and sex until one can afford a family
• B) Governmental aid for poor families
• C) An overthrow of the capitalist system
• D) Better sex education in schools

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Definitions:

Common Resources

Resources that are non-excludable but rivalrous, meaning they are available to everyone, but one person's use diminishes another's ability to use it.

Nonrival in Consumption

A characteristic of some goods where one person's consumption does not reduce the availability of the good for consumption by others.

Nonexcludable

A characteristic of a good or service where it is not possible to prevent people who have not paid for it from having access to it.

Negative Externality

A cost that is suffered by a third party as a result of an economic transaction.