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Can we just change how we measure GDP?

2025-03-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·22m 16s ·by NPR
Can we just change how we measure GDP?
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About this episode

There’s one statistic that rules them all when it comes to keeping track of the economy: gross domestic product (GDP). It’s the sum of all final transactions, so all the goods or services bought and sold, in an economy. GDP tells us how hot the economy is running, or how cool — like if we might be h