http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/archives/2004/12/disease_populat.html Disease, Population, and Economic Progress-Becker Premature deaths from malaria, sleeping sickness, AIDS, and other diseases are still common in most parts of sub-Sahara Africa and other very poor nations. Modern day Malthusians who believe population growth holds back economic prosperity... en-us http://www.radgeek.com/gt/2005/01/02/vulture_economics It’s been less than a week since the cataclysm in South Asia, and already the institutionalized economists have started to circle the scene like vultures.... http://illusionfree.com/weblog/index.php/no_illusions/niperm/20041230_becker_posner/ This week Gary Becker and Richard Posner address disease, population growth and progress. The catalyst is the AIDS epidemic, particularly in Africa. The big questions include: Is population growth good or bad per se? How effective can foreign aid be, i... http://dltq.blogs.com/dltq/2004/12/the_beckerposne.html This week the Becker-Posner duo tackles with the topic of http://www.pejmanesque.com/archives/008934.html The Becker-Posner blog has decided to take on the issues of disease, population growth and their commensurate effects on economic progress around the world. This week, Gary Becker began the colloquy, and his position is outlined below: Malthusian theor...