Reverend Malthus Archives - Econlife

sand demand

Why We Should Worry About Our Demand For Sand

Because sand demand includes roads, beach volleyball, glass, concrete, your home’s foundation, and solar panels, we might not have enough.

old and young populations

Economic Thinkers

Why Less Land Needs To Make More Food

With population growth adding almost three billion people by 2050, we need to figure out how to produce more food with less land and fewer emissions.

everyday economics and the birth rate

Economic History

How a Soap Opera Affected Brazil’s Fertility Rate

During the past 40 years, Brazil’s fertility rates declined. One cause was the new values that soap operas conveyed to an uneducated rural population.

honeybee

What Happens When People Pollinate Better Than Bees?

Pricing ecosystems and the market’s practical and ethical dilemmas take us to Malthusian economics and the difficulty of finding a valid conservation tool.