Researchers Have Been Developing Broad Indexes of "Social Well-Being" as an Alternative

question 22

Multiple Choice

Researchers have been developing broad indexes of "social well-being" as an alternative to measures of per capita GDP.What are they trying to capture with such a measure?

• A)The variation in aggregate consumption because consumption is a better measure of individual well-being than income.
• B)Variation in aggregate income adjusted for variations in the country's net foreign asset position.
• C)Detailed measures of the various components of GDP that have meaningful impact on the social well-being of individuals and households.
• D)Variations in the true purchasing power of income,especially as influenced by changes in interaction between prices and the exchange rate.
• E)Movement in variables that are important to people's well-being,such as environment,education,and leisure,that are not captured in current measures of per capita income.

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