ECONOMIC GROWTH: Increase in the capacity of an economy to produce goods and services, compared from one period of time to another. Read more: Economic Growth
ECONOMIC GROWTH: Increase in
the capacity of an economy to
produce goods and services,
compared from one period of time
to another. Read more: Economic
Growth
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
The dollar amount of all the final
goods and services produced
WITHIN a country’s national
borders in a year.
Real GDP and Nominal GDP
Real GDP: is equal to the economic output
adjusted for the effects of inflation.
Nominal GDP: is economic output
without the inflation adjustment.
GDP per capita: Real
GDP divided by
population gives you
GDP per capita
Limitations: GDP does not
describe composition of
output. GDP does not reflect
quality of life
3 forms to measure GDP
Expenditure Method: Measures the
value of all spending on goods and
services in the economy
Income Method: Measures the
value of all incomes in the
economy( Income is a way to
measure what is produce).
Output method: Measures the actual
value of the goods and services
produced.