Superabundance

Source: Authors’ calculations.

 

Appendix 27. Percentage change in population resource cost, 18 data sets

Data set

Range

Years

Items in the data set

Total costs start-year

Total costs end-year

Percentage change in total cost

Basic 50

1980–2018

38

50

1.00

0.486

−51.4

World Bank 37

1960–2018

58

37

1.00

0.428

−57.2

Jacks’s 40 blue-collar

1900–2018

118

40

1.00

0.170

−83.0

Jacks’s 40 unskilled

1900–2018

118

40

1.00

0.274

−72.6

Jacks’s 26 blue-collar

1850–2018

168

26

1.00

0.243

−75.7

Jacks’s 26 unskilled

1850–2018

168

26

1.00

0.511

−48.9

U.S. food prices blue-collar

1919–2019

100

42

1.00

0.276

−72.4

U.S. food prices unskilled

1919–2019

100

42

1.00

0.380

−62.0

U.S. finished goods blue-collar

1979–2019

40

35

1.00

0.400

−60.0

U.S. finished goods unskilled

1979–2019

40

35

1.00

0.420

−58.0

U.S. finished goods upskilling

1979–2019

40

35

1.00

0.177

−82.3

U.S. cosmetic procedures blue-collar

1998–2018

20

19

1.00

0.820

−18.0

U.S. cosmetic procedures unskilled

1998–2018

20

19

1.00

0.881

−11.9

U.S. cosmetic procedures upskilling

1998–2018

20

19

1.00

0.351

−64.9

Simon-Ehrlich 1980–1990

1980–1990

10

5

1.00

0.541

−45.9

Simon-Ehrlich 1980–2018

1980–2018

38

5

1.00

0.731

−26.9

Simon-Ehrlich 1900–2018 blue-collar

1900–2018

118

5

1.00

0.465

−53.5

Simon-Ehrlich 1900–2018 unskilled

1900–2018

118

5

1.00

0.749

−25.1

Source: Authors’ calculations.

 

Appendix 28. Compound annual growth rate in population resource cost, 18 data sets

Data set

Range

Years

Items in the data set

Total costs start-year

Total costs end-year

Percentage change in total cost

Compound annual percentage rate of growth in total cost

Basic 50

1980–2018

38

50

1.00

0.486

−51.4

−1.88

World Bank 37

1960–2018

58

37

1.00

0.428

−57.2

−1.45

Jacks’s 40 blue-collar

1900–2018

118

40

1.00

0.170

−83.0

−1.49

Jacks’s 40 unskilled

1900–2018

118

40

1.00

0.274

−72.6

−1.09

Jacks’s 26 blue-collar

1850–2018

168

26

1.00

0.243

−75.7

−0.84

Jacks’s 26 unskilled

1850–2018

168

26

1.00

0.511

−48.9

−0.40

U.S. food prices blue-collar

1919–2019

100

42

1.00

0.276

−72.4

−1.28

U.S. food prices unskilled

1919–2019

100

42

1.00

0.380

−62.0

−0.96

U.S. finished goods blue-collar

1979–2019

40

35

1.00

0.400

−60.0

−2.26

U.S. finished goods unskilled

1979–2019

40

35

1.00

0.420

−58.0

−2.15

U.S. finished goods upskilling

1979–2019

40

35

1.00

0.177

−82.3

−4.24

U.S. cosmetic procedures blue-collar

1998–2018

20

19

1.00

0.820

−18.0

−0.99

U.S. cosmetic procedures unskilled

1998–2018

20

19

1.00

0.881

−11.9

−0.63

U.S. cosmetic procedures upskilling

1998–2018

20

19

1.00

0.351

−64.9

−5.10

Simon-Ehrlich 1980–1990

1980–1990

10

5

1.00

0.541

−45.9

−5.97

Simon-Ehrlich 1980–2018

1980–2018

38

5

1.00

0.731

−26.9

−0.82

Simon-Ehrlich 1900–2018 blue-collar

1900–2018

118

5

1.00

0.465

−53.5

−0.65

Simon-Ehrlich 1900–2018 unskilled

1900–2018

118

5

1.00

0.749

−25.1

−0.24

Source: Authors’ calculations.

 

Appendix 29. Years to half population resource cost, 18 data sets

Data set

Range

Years

Items in the data set

Total cost start year

Total cost end year

Percentage change in total costs

Compound annual percentage growth rate in personal resource abundance

Years to half total cost

Basic 50

1980–2018

38

50

1.00

0.486

−51.4

−1.88

36.5

World Bank 37

1960–2018

58

37

1.00

0.428

−57.2

−1.45

47.3

Jacks’s 40 blue-collar

1900–2018

118

40

1.00

0.170

−83.0

−1.49

46.1

Jacks’s 40 unskilled

1900–2018

118

40

1.00

0.274

−72.6

−1.09

63.1

Jacks’s 26 blue-collar

1850–2018

168

26

1.00

0.243

−75.7

−0.84

82.2

Jacks’s 26 unskilled

1850–2018

168

26

1.00

0.511

−48.9

−0.40

173.5

U.S. food prices blue-collar

1919–2019

100

42

1.00

0.276

−72.4

−1.28

53.8

U.S. food prices unskilled

1919–2019

100

42

1.00

0.380

−62.0

−0.96

71.6

U.S. finished goods blue-collar

1979–2019

40

35

1.00

0.400

−60.0

−2.26

30.3

U.S. finished goods unskilled

1979–2019

40

35

1.00

0.420

−58.0

−2.15

32.0

U.S. finished goods upskilling

1979–2019

40

35

1.00

0.177

−82.3

−4.24

16.0

U.S. cosmetic procedures blue-collar

1998–2018

20

19

1.00

0.820

−18.0

−0.99

69.9

U.S. cosmetic procedures unskilled

1998–2018

20

19

1.00

0.881

−11.9

−0.63

109.2

U.S. cosmetic procedures upskilling

1998–2018

20

19

1.00

0.351

−64.9

−5.10

13.2

Simon-Ehrlich 1980–1990

1980–1990

10

5

1.00

0.541

−45.9

−5.97

11.3

Simon-Ehrlich 1980–2018

1980–2018

38

5

1.00

0.731

−26.9

−0.82

84.1

Simon-Ehrlich 1900–2018 blue-collar

1900–2018

118

5

1.00

0.465

−53.5

−0.65

106.7

Simon-Ehrlich 1900–2018 unskilled

1900–2018

118

5

1.00

0.749

−25.1

−0.24

282.6

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

−1.80

73.86

Source: Authors’ calculations.

 

Appendix 30. Population resource cost elasticity of population, 18 data sets

Data set

Range

Years

Items in the data set