Practice question · True or false
In the Malthusian model, technological progress permanently raises income per capita.
Hints
- Ask what population does in response to higher income.
- The gain is real but temporary under this model.
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False
Why
The opposite: technological progress temporarily raises income, which raises population, which pushes income back to subsistence. Progress is converted into people, not prosperity.
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