Christian Ethics Project #3

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Instructions: Answer the following two question. No credit will be given for answers that include no defense / justification. Remember the 5 B’s . You can write as many pages as you wish, but I will only grade one page IN THIS FORMAT; many have gotten good grades limiting answers for both chapters to a single page. Please save your document in *.doc format NOT *.docX format. This shortens the time to open documents.

Failure to follow these directions will result in a 10% reduction in your grade.

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Q1 - Chapter 17 - Malthusian Blues – Use the estimates of historical fertility rates in the United States at: http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/haines.demography and the attached articles in addition to Stapleford’s chapter to answer this question from the perspective of an economist with Christian worldview. Setting aside for a moment the issue of illegitimate births, should government officials attempt to reduce birth rates among families in so-called developing countries or, for that matter, anywhere? What implications does your recommendation have on economic development? Defend your answer. (10 points)

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� Hint: Keep in mind the assumptions that economists make about human behavior.