Chapter 9. Growth and the Environment Link to syllabus Skip:
rule of 70 p. 244. Skip diminishing returns to capital, page
234
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Economic Growth in the US, India, and China. Fig 9-1, P.
242
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EYE ON THE PAST Back to list Different text Mostly stagnation
until Industrial Revolution How Fast Has Real GDP per Person
Grown?
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Figure 9-2 p. 243. GDP/Cap around the World.
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Fig 9-3 p. 245. Comparing Recent Growth Rates, 1980-2010.
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Technological Progress and Productivity Growth. Fig 9-5 p.
251
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US Productivity, Decline and Recovery Fig 9-6 p. 252
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Old Europe and New Technology. P. 256.
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Growth: Success and Disappointment. Fig 9-8 p. 260
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Convergence? Figure 9-9 p. 263
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EYE ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Back to list Different Text
Persistent Gaps or Convergence?
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EYE ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Back to list P. 241 Very interesting
Persistent Gaps or Convergence?
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1798 Essay on the Principle of Population Overpopulation;
economics as the dismal science Improvements in living standards
due to the industrial revolution would be overwhelmed by increases
in population, and by stagnation in food production due to limited
resources. David Malthus, 1766-1834
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Neo-Malthusians: resources and environmental problems Club of
Rome: Limits to Growth 1970s From earlier edition of this
textbook
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Pollution and Growth. Fig 9-12, p. 267
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The Real Price of Oil, 1949-2007. Fig. 9-10, p. 264
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US Oil Consumption, and GDP Growth. Figure 9-11 p. 265
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U.S. Oil Production, Consumption, Imports Source: U.S. DoE