Do We Get a Useful and Meaningful Statistic by Dividing

question 3

Multiple Choice

Do we get a useful and meaningful statistic by dividing the national debt by the GDP?

• A)Yes -- we can then see how much of the national debt is owed by each individual citizen.
• B)No -- the GDP is not a meaningful measure of the well- being of the economy.
• C)No -- dividing a stock by a flow can never be sensible.
• D)No -- we are essentially "dividing apples by oranges", which is unhelpful.
• E)Yes -- we can see the burden of the debt more clearly than using the national debt figure alone.

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