The Simple Economics of Easter Island: A Ricardo-Malthus Model of Renewable Resource Use

James A. Brander and M. Scott Taylor ()

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Abstract: We present a simple model of renewable resource and population dynamics that offers a plausible explanation for the rise and fall of the Easter Island civilisation.

Keywords: NATURAL RESOURCES; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHY (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J10 J19 Q20 O10 O13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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