Principles of Macroeconomics 7th Edition

Published by South-Western College
ISBN 10: 1-28516-591-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28516-591-2

Chapter 12 - Production and Growth - Questions For Review - Page 257: 1

Answer

Level of GDP measures both total income earned in an economy and total expenditure on economy's output of good. GDP is used to gauge 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 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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