OK, thanks, I hadn’t thought of that! However, this seems very unlikely to happen anytime soon. In fact it basically can’t happen for the next 25 years at least.
Probably true. And even then I don’t see any reason why there would be an interest in increasing the world population by that much. But it’s a technological possibility...
Cloning. Increase world population by 9% per year and you’ll add 9% in GDP fairly easily.
Which also points to GDP per capita being a more interesting measure?
Following this logic, couldn’t a government just drive GDP growth by paying people to have more children?
Right now, it seems that one can get a $1000 tax credit per child under the age of 17 in the US. The GDP per capita in the US is about $65,000. Therefore, it seems that there is lots of room to increase GDP by paying even more per child.
Having more children the natural way would do the trick, but that’s not a technological solution, which was what was being asked for?
But again, this “only” increases GDP, not GDP per capita. It wouldn’t actually change anybody’s living standards.
OK, thanks, I hadn’t thought of that! However, this seems very unlikely to happen anytime soon. In fact it basically can’t happen for the next 25 years at least.
Probably true. And even then I don’t see any reason why there would be an interest in increasing the world population by that much. But it’s a technological possibility...