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GDP
Measures our nations (and others around the world) total economic performance (INDICATOR) Excludes production abroad by US business 1991govt. switched from GNP to GDP
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Intermediate goods
Goods and services used as inputs for the production of final goods
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Suppose a wholesale distributor sells glass to an automaker. Is this transaction included in the GDP?
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GDP = C + I + G + (X - M)
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GDP downfalls
Non-market transactions GDP excludes unpaid activities difficult to collect data & assign dollar value to services people provide themselves or others without compensation which non-market activities to include and to exclude?
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GDP downfalls
Distribution, Kind, & Quality of products GDP is blind to whether consumption is evenly divided or not. Country A GDP consists of military goods only; Country B GDP is made up of houses, tractors, wheat, milk, etc. only a small group of people consume the goods in A, but B has more even consumption GDP is a quantitative, rather than qualitative, measure of the output of goods & services
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GDP downfalls
Neglect of Leisure Time The wealthier a nation becomes, in general, the more leisure time its citizens can afford. GDP understates national well-being because no allowance is made for people working fewer hours than they once did.
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GDP downfalls
The Underground Economy illegal gambling, prostitution, loansharking, illegal guns, and illegal drugs meet the requirements for GDP all are final products, but GDP does not include unreported criminal activities If the underground economy is sizeable, GDP will understate an economys performance
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GDP downfalls
Economic Bads Air, noise and water pollution impose costs on society GDP does not account for the diminished quality of life from the bads of production of goods and services
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