Which of the following economists was the first to argue that the world's rate of population increase was far outrunning the development of food supplies?
A) Paul Krugman
B) Karl Marx
C) Adam Smith
D) Thomas Malthus
E) John Maynard Keynes

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This belief was first proposed by Thomas Malthus in his 1798 book "An Essay on the Principle of Population".

Which of the Following Economists Was the First to Argue