Tag: Development Economics

Measures of Poverty and Inequality
Development Economics
Muhammad Minhaj Akhtar

Measures of Poverty and Inequality

In this post we will discuss measures of poverty and inequality. What is Poverty? Poverty can be defined in two ways, absolute poverty and relative poverty. In ordinary language when we ask about poverty, we often mean absolute poverty. But

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Microeconomic Household Fertility Theory
Development Economics
Muhammad Minhaj Akhtar

Microeconomic Household Fertility Theory

Introduction to Microeconomic Household Fertility Theory The 3rd stage of Demographic Transition Theory marks the decline of birth rate with the increase in level of economic development. To explain this decline in birth rate we use Microeconomic Household Fertility Theory which

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Malthus Population Theory
Development Economics
Muhammad Minhaj Akhtar

Malthus Population Theory

In the previous post we study about Demographic Transition Theory. In this post we will discuss Introduction to Malthus Population Theory Thomas Malthus examined the relationship between population growth and food supply in his essay “The Principle of Population” in 1798.

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Development Economics
Muhammad Minhaj Akhtar

Demographic Transition Theory

Introduction to Demographic Transition Theory Demographic Transition Theory (DTT) explains how population growth changes as countries move from traditional agrarian economies to modern industrial societies. The theory highlights long-term shifts in birth rates, death rates, and population growth, showing that

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Development Economics Short Questions

Short Questions Absolute poverty is the situation of being unable or only barely able to meet the basic needs of life such as food, clothing, shelter, and basic health care. According to World Bank, nowadays global poverty line is 3

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Development Economics Long Questions

LQ 1; Define development economics. What is the scope/significance of development economics. What is Development Economics? Development economics is the subfield of economics which studies how economies are transformed from stagnation to growth and from low income to high income

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