A few economists say that the human population is too high and if it continues to grow, may become too large for our planet to sustain it. While others can debate whether this is true or not, let's assume that they're right for this question only.
If the human population is too large, wouldn't HIV or cancer be considered an economic positive since they control the human population from expanding too much (ie: they limit the supply of humans, thus reducing overall human demand)?
economically efficient
in its outcome than something like HIV. $\endgroup$ – user541852587 Dec 4 '15 at 23:46