GDP and Economic Growth
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Respond to the following prompts in a post with a minimum of 150
words, then comment on at least TWO other posts.
- Gross Domestic Product was designed as a measure of economic
activity, specifically a measure of national production. Despite
this intent, GDP is widely interpreted as a measure of economic
welfare or standard of living (when measured in per capita terms).
What are the shortcomings of using GDP as a measure of economic
welfare? What would you like to add to (or subtract from) GDP to
make it a better reflection of how well people are doing in a
nation? Don’t limit yourself to ideas from the module.