GDP: Imperfectly Measured, Often Abused

Summary:
The Economist recounts the reasons why the quality of GDP measurement is lacking and why GDP measures cannot answer all the questions they are used to address.

Topics:
Dirk Niepelt considers the following as important: GDP, John Maynard Keynes, National accounts, Notes, Simon Kuznets, Statistics, Value added

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