Population Growth and Economic Development in Bangladesh: Revisited Malthus
Md Niaz Murshed Chowdhury, Md. Mobarak Hossain
TL;DR
This paper analyzes how rapid population growth negatively impacts economic development in Bangladesh, highlighting that increased population growth hampers per capita GDP growth and poses challenges for sustainable development.
Contribution
It provides an econometric analysis demonstrating the adverse relationship between population growth and economic development in Bangladesh.
Findings
Population growth is negatively related to per capita GDP.
Rapid population increase hampers economic development.
Population control could improve economic outcomes.
Abstract
Bangladesh is the 2nd largest growing country in the world in 2016 with 7.1% GDP growth. This study undertakes an econometric analysis to examine the relationship between population growth and economic development. This result indicates population growth adversely related to per capita GDP growth, which means rapid population growth is a real problem for the development of Bangladesh.
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Taxonomy
TopicsDemographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Global Maternal and Child Health