Which of the following statements about Malthus is incorrect?

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According to Malthus, population does not decrease when wages increase; rather, higher wages tend to encourage population growth. The other statements correctly reflect Malthus's views on the relationships between wages, profits, land-population ratio, and accumulation.

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