E+D Economies - Population Growth

Question 1

Constrains because…

Answer 1

• As more children survive, parents stay home longer to raise each child - they cant develop their careers - stay in unproductive jobs on low incomes
• ^^ with so many children surviving, schools and hospitals are becoming overrun - quality of education and healthcare decreases - grow up with low human capital - also take unproductive jobs on low incomes
• ^^^^ preventing productivity now and in future - LRAS left - limits real GDP and eco growth - less income tax rev - less gov spending - limits development

Question 2

Fix

Answer 2

• Improving education
• ^^ improving access to and quality of education - increase standard of education - increase human capital - increase productivity - increase incomes - more career focused - less time to stay home and have children - decrease birth rate and increase productivity
• Improving sex education - prevent pregnancy - reduce population growth - more time to focus on careers and school - increase productivity

Question 3

Eval

Answer 3

• improving education may not prevent population growth - thus may not lead to growth and development &laquo_space;due to religion
• Preaching that using condoms is a sin - many believe it is wrong
• ^^ birth rate still incredible high - Parents will be less productive now and children will be less productive in the future as the quality of education declines
• Also culture / religion
• Many believe women should stay at home - many feel obliged to satay at home despite education - Iran only 17% of women go to work - more children - higher birth rate - constrain growth and development

Question 4

Example

Answer 4

Tanzania - past 20 years population has nearly doubled from 30 mill to almost 60 mill