Aug 30, 2015
Professor Dirk Philipsen of Duke University, author of The Little Big Number: How GDP came to rule the world and what to do about it, discusses how GDP became a universally used indicator of economic performance.
• What is the “GDP,” and what is its significance to the economy?
• How efficient is GDP as a measure of economic growth?
• Is there a better, more objective tool for assessing prosperity?
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