Econ Dev_ Chap 6 Flashcards
Stage 1: High Population Growth Potential Stage
Low growth rate due to high death rates and high birth rates also known as the
Population cycle
Demographic Transition is also referred to as
1960s and 70s
Population explosion occurred in
Rapid Population Growth
is a recent phenomenon in human history
Demographic Transition
when population starts with low growth rates due to high birth rates and high death rates moves through rapid growth stage with high birth rates and low death rates, and later become stable
Stage 2: Population explosion
High Growth Rates driven by high birth rates and low death rates also known as the
Stage 3: Population Stage
Stable or falling growth rate due to low birth rates and low death rates
passion between sexes
According to Thomas Malthus, population growth is due to
Geometrically; Arithmetically
Population Grow __________________ and Food Production grows _______________ (Thomas Malthus)
all societies control their birth rates
Birth rate decline because ________________ (Thomas Malthus)
children earn income and contribute to the household
Fertility should be higher when (Economics of Childbearing)
lower fertility
Reducing infant deaths should (Economics of Childbearing)
more opportunity for employment for couples, especially for women
Fertility should be lower if (Economics of Childbearing)
higher income
Fertility may be higher with (Economics of Childbearing)
Gary Becker Theory of Household Economics
argued that couples maximize joint total utility function from having children which is a function of the following factors: number of children, child quality (health and education), goods and services, time, income, and cultural constraints
