Principles of Economics, 7th Edition

Published by South-Western College
ISBN 10: 128516587X
ISBN 13: 978-1-28516-587-5

Chapter 25 - Part IX - Production and Growth - Questions for Review - Page 545: 1

Answer

Level of GDP measures both total income earned in an economy and total expenditure on the economy's output of good. GDP is used to gauge the standard of living and well-being in a country. GDP will measure prosperity and wealth countries with better GDP generally have higher life expectancy and a higher standard of living.

Work Step by Step

This is a simple definition question. What is GDP and how does it affect well-being? Think how higher GDP benefits a country.
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