Malthusian equilibrium
Appearance
A population is in Malthusian equilibrium when all of its production is used only for subsistence. Malthusian equilibrium is a locally stable and a dynamic equilibrium.
See also
[edit]- Thomas Malthus — See this article for further exposition.
- An Essay on the Principle of Population
- Malthusian growth model
- Malthusian trap
- Population dynamics
References
[edit]- Pingle, Mark (Winter 2003), "Introducing Dynamic Analysis Using Malthus's Principle of Population", Journal of Economic Education, 34 (1): 3–20, doi:10.1080/00220480309595196