Which of the following ideas were central to the conclusions drawn by thomas malthus in his 1798 "essay on the principle of population"? a. shortage of labor b. law of diminishing resource availability c. short-run time period d. law of diminishing returns

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B

Explanation:

The answer is B, law of diminishing resource availability. Thomas Malthus believed that population increased exponentially while food supply increases arithmetically. This means, he believed the number of people would increase at a significantly higher rate than that of our food supply.

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