Chapter 6: Q. 23 (page 160)
Why do you suppose that U.S. GDP is so much
higher today than 50 or 100 years ago?
Short Answer
The United States currently has greater technology, more workforce, and more capital than ever before.
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Chapter 6: Q. 23 (page 160)
Why do you suppose that U.S. GDP is so much
higher today than 50 or 100 years ago?
The United States currently has greater technology, more workforce, and more capital than ever before.
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Cross-country comparisons of GDP per capita
typically use purchasing power parity equivalent
exchange rates, which are a measure of the long-run equilibrium value of an exchange rate. In fact, we used PPP equivalent exchange rates in this module. Why could use market exchange rates, which sometimes change dramatically in a short period of time, be misleading?
Why might per capita GDP be only an imperfect
the measure of a country’s standard of living?
List some of the reasons why economists should
not consider GDP an effective measure of the standard of living in a country.
In 1980, Denmark had a GDP of \(70 billion
(measured in U.S. dollars) and a population of 5.1
million. In 2000, Denmark had a GDP of \)160 billion (measured in U.S. dollars) and a population of 5.3 million. By what percentage did Denmark’s GDP per capita rise between 1980 and 2000?
What is the difference between a series of
economic data over time measured in nominal terms
versus the same data series over time measured in real
terms?
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